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Monday, December 14, 2009 

Category: Life

Dealing With Divorce

For a long time I have wanted to blog about what to do when your family is broken up by divorce. I have taken literally thousands of calls from teenagers and young adults whose whole lives have been rearranged by their parent’s divorce. Getting over your parent’s divorce is never easy, in fact, it will no doubt change the whole direction of your life. Everybody knows somebody from a broken home. They are everywhere. Maybe you too have suffered the pain of a family break-up. If so, this topic is for you. May it help you navigate through the rough waters of confusion, disappointment, anger, and pain.


Whether your parents are separated, are going through, or are already divorced, it’s very normal to experience many different feelings and have a lot of questions. It’s also very normal for you to feel like you’re the only one who has ever had this happened to. But I can assure you, you are not alone.

More than anything, divorce seems to bring up a huge load of questions. Why did this happen? Is it my fault? Could I have prevented this from happening? Will they ever get back together? Will things ever be normal again? Did my parents ever really love each other? . . . (to read Dawson's reply and the rest of Dawson's Blog CLICK HERE!! )

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Monday, December 07, 2009 

Category: Romance and Relationships

Angela’s dating a guy who’s high up in the gang Latin Kings. She was wrestling around with a friend of her's and she ended up miscarrying. Now her boyfriend – who wasn’t the baby’s father, by the way – wants revenge and wants to kill Angela’s friend who caused the accident. Angela doesn’t know if she should stay with her boyfriend out of fear of what might happen to her if she leaves him, or just stay with him to be safe.

So What Would You Do if you were Angela?

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Monday, December 07, 2009 

Category: Romance and Relationships


In the last couple of blogs, I’ve been suggesting ways on how to become more outgoing. This blog continues that topic, but deals specifically with how to make friends—for some people a very difficult task, and one that requires great patience, love, and commitment.

You’ve heard me say on my radio show, Dawson McAllister Live, about the incredible value of having good friends. Friends will be the anchors that will keep you grounded when everything else around you seems to be out of control.

But what if you’re at a new school, or maybe starting a new job, the sooner you learn how to make friends, the more fulfilling your life will be. So, how do you make new friends?  . . . (to read Dawson's reply and the rest of Dawson's Blog CLICK HERE!! )

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Monday, November 30, 2009 

Category: Romance and Relationships




How to Socialize

Many people dream about being able to walk into a room full of strangers and immediately begin to talk to people and develop relationships. This isn’t an easy task. If you're like most people, you have visions of yourself standing alone against the wall, looking awkward, sweating, until you’re able to sneak out the back door early. But it does get easier the more you practice.

We all know someone who is always the “life of the party.” It seems so easy for them, the way they appear so confident, having fun and being sociable, even in new situations! What is their secret to success? . . . (to read Dawson's reply and the rest of Dawson's Blog CLICK HERE!! )

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Monday, November 09, 2009 

Category: Life



RESISTING THE URGE TO CUT

In my last blog, I gave you four things to focus on to help you quit cutting: Talk it out, Wake up to your actual feelings, Ask for help, and Seek God. Once you decide you’re committed to stop cutting, you will find out what a struggle it is to go sober—and stay free from this horrible addiction. Even as you are beginning to recover, you still will feel the cravings to cut again. You are going to need to be prepared to know how to deal with those powerful urges. May each of these practical ideas help you, or someone you know, to be set free . . . (to read Dawson's reply and the rest of Dawson's Blog CLICK HERE!! )

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Monday, November 02, 2009 

Category: Life


How To Quit Cutting

Here we are again, talking about issues that are difficult to discuss, but must be brought up. The more we try to hide them, the more power they have over our lives and the more difficult it is to break free. There is a lie about cutting, and just about every addiction. That lie simply says: Cutting is your friend. Cutting is not your friend. It appears to offer you relief from the pain you’re feeling, and no doubt it does temporarily, but in the end it only leaves you feeling worse, yet craving for more. You’re stuck with a body full of scars, and a heart full of secrets. You probably feel like nobody really cares what’s going on inside of your head. And even if they did, you wouldn’t know the words to use to describe what you’re feeling.

I truly believe your feelings of pain which led you to cutting in the first place, are real. But cutting is never going to give you the true relief you are looking for. It will only make things worse. If you want to quit cutting, you have to realize it’s not wrong to be in emotional pain. The problem is you’re trying to fix your emotional hurt with something that only causes more hurt. That’s why cutting doesn’t deliver on its false promise.

Is there a better way to fix the emotional hurt you are feeling? YES!!!!! By learning new ways of dealing with your emotional pain, you will finally be able to give up this horribly destructive addiction. So…how do you do this? . . . (to read Dawson's reply and the rest of Dawson's Blog CLICK HERE!! )

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Monday, October 12, 2009 



James recently found out that he has a half-sister that was adopted before he was born. His family isn’t offering much information and, to make things worse, they’ve decided they won't help him in his search. He wants to know if he should try to find her or just forget about it and let it go.

So what would you do if you were James?

* If you think James should go find his sister, text "DM FIND”.

* If you think James should just forget about her and let her go, text "DM FORGET".

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Monday, October 05, 2009 

Category: Romance and Relationships


Stephanie met a guy on the internet and moved in with him two weeks later. He went to jail for beating up Stephanie and then, upon his release, left her for someone else. Now he wants her back.

What Would You Do if you were Stephanie?

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* If you think Stephanie should get away from this guy, text "DM AWAY".

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Sunday, October 04, 2009 


Why Do People Cut Themselves? Part 1

There is so much confusion around the horrific addiction of cutting. It’s hard for some people to understand why you, or someone you know, would repeatedly cut on purpose. With this blog series, I want to break through the confusion—and help those who practice cutting as a way of life. Last week, I wrote a general overview of what cutting is. (If you have not yet read it, please click here!) I’ve heard a lot of people say, “Why would anyone do such a thing as purposely cause pain to their bodies?” So let’s begin to uncover the reasons why so many people cut themselves.

As I have talked with hundreds of cutters, one major reason emerges over and over again: Most people cut themselves to try to cope with an even deeper emotional pain. If you or anybody you know is cutting, please understand cutting is just a cruel symptom of something much deeper and painful going on inside . . . (to read the rest of Dawson's Blog CLICK HERE!! )

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Monday, September 28, 2009 

Category: Goals, Plans, Hopes



Nobody else in Becky's family has offered to help out so Becky’s forced to decide whether or not to put her grandparents in a nursing home or put off her future plans by staying by their side to care for them.

What Would You Do if you were Becky?

* If you think Becky should go ahead with her future plans, thus put her grandparents in a nursing home, text "DM HOME”.

* If you think Becky should put off her future plans so she can continue to care for her grandparents, text "DM CARE".

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