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07/15/2013
Ready to Be a Father When I was in my late 20s, I worked at a board of education office and loved making visits to the preschools and the kindergarten in the small town where I lived. More >>

Tags: Day CareEducationFamily/Relationships - FamilyFatherhoodKindergartenMarriageMotherhood-FatherhoodPreschoolRelationshipsRelativesValuesVisit
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07/11/2013
Daughters Should Know How to Be Treated My husband should get the award for Father of the year. My husband really spoiled our 2 daughters and I don't mean with material things. He gave our daughters his time, attention and all of his heart. More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat KindlyFamily/Relationships - FamilyGrandchildrenGrandparentingParentingRelationshipsRelativesstucktreat kindly
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07/08/2013
Broken Families My parents had been married for 30 years. My dad decided to bail with his honey. He even had enough gall to ask my mom to 'wait for him' in case things 'didn't work out.' More >>

Tags: AppreciationAttitudeDisrespectDo the Right ThingFamily/Relationships - FamilyRelativesValues
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06/27/2013
Effects of Alcohol Back in the days (1970s) driving around with a cooler of ice cold beer in the bed of your truck was a sign of manhood. It was especially satisfying to pop the top and cool down on a hot summer day... More >>

Tags: AddictionAlcoholCancerFamily/Relationships - FamilyHealthParentingRelativesStress
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06/18/2013
Staying Positive in Times of Illness Recently I had serious surgery. Friends jumped as soon as they heard of this and wanted to come over to visit and bring me dinner. But as soon as they got through the door, they started right in on their OWN surgeries from 20 years ago! More >>

Tags: DepressionFamily/Relationships - FamilyFriendshipsHealthMental HealthRelativesStress
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06/18/2013
Video: Staying Positive in Times of Illness When illness strikes someone, family and friends visit to give comfort, usually sharing their own illness miseries. But instead of cheering you up, their woes only increase your stress. More >>

Tags: DepressionFamily/Relationships - FamilyFriendshipsHealthMental HealthRelativesStress
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06/10/2013
Real Men Are About so Much More Than Themselves Thought you might like to see a letter to my father-in-law. This falls in the category of men teaching their sons well... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceCharacter/Courage/ConscienceEducationFamily/Relationships - FamilyFather's DayGodGrandparentingImportance of FathersMotherhood-FatherhoodRelativesReligionTeachingValues
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06/07/2013
Why We Didn't Shack Up Before Marriage When my husband and I became engaged, we shared our news with everyone in our lives. People we knew who were happily married were excited for us. However... More >>

Tags: choose wisely - treat kindlyChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyCommitmentFamily/Relationships - FamilyLiving togetherMarriageRelativesShacking UpShacking-UpWedding
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06/07/2013
Surviving Betrayal I am surviving betrayal (not easy) and worse, it is family turning against me to take my mother's side. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - FamilyFriendsFriendshipsMorals/Ethics/ValuesRelationshipsRelatives
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06/06/2013
My Mom Is a Hero; My Dad Is a MAN I have heard you call women who placed their babies for adoption your heroes. My mom is one of them. When my mom was 20 she made a mistake... More >>

Tags: AdoptionCollegeEducationFamily/Relationships - FamilyMarriageParentingPregnant out of wedlockRelativesSocial Issues
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