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Morals, Ethics, Values
02/14/2012
Baby Shower for 'Shack-Up' Honey All husbands seem to have a "Honey-Do" list and this wife thought she'd help her husband out with his. But I think if she's going to help him she should considering "doing" something else... More >>

Tags: Character, Courage, ConscienceCharacter-Courage-ConscienceChildrenMorals, Ethics, ValuesParentingShacking UpShacking-UpSocial IssuesValues
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02/14/2012
Baby Shower for 'Shack-Up' Honey ..."Recently, my husband's best friend knocked up his 'shack-up honey' after dating her for three months. This is his first child, her third and all her kids have different dads. A few people are throwing a baby shower for the girlfriend. " More >>

Tags: Character, Courage, ConscienceCharacter-Courage-ConscienceChildrenMorals, Ethics, ValuesParentingShacking UpShacking-UpSocial IssuesValues
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02/14/2012
What Does Character Have to Do with Romance? Cynthia was immediately attracted to Harry's good looks, easy smile and charm. She thought, "This is the guy for me." A few dates, and she was smitten. A few more dates and everything fell apart. Harry lied to her, had an affair with her best friend, and borrowed money from her, which he did not pay back. What went wrong? More >>

Tags: Character, Courage, ConscienceCharacter-Courage-ConscienceDatingMorals, Ethics, ValuesrelationshipSelfishromance.comValues
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02/13/2012
Making the Move to SAHM When I was 24, an ambitious young woman and aspiring entertainment executive, two things rattled my career-gal world: First, I read Lisa Belkin's article, "The Opt-Out Revolution" about successful women who decided to "opt-out" of their careers and become SAHMs. Second, I started listening to you. More >>

Tags: BudgetFinancesMorals, Ethics, ValuesParentingRead On-AirResponse to a CommentSAHM stay-at-home mom
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02/08/2012
Midlife Changes - Listeners tell their stories When asked, "What's the most important change you made in your life once you hit your mid 40s or 50s? How did it turn out?" many listeners submitted their stories. Here are only a few: More >>

Tags: HealthMarriageMorals, Ethics, ValuesParentingValues
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02/06/2012
Kids and Responsibilities Next Monday, my husband and I will celebrate 30 years of marriage. During that time, there have been things one or the other of us has wanted to do, but the responsible thing was to wait. More >>

Tags: MilitaryMorals, Ethics, ValuesParentingPersonal ResponsibilityRead On-AirResponse to a CallResponsibilityValues
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02/03/2012
Susan G. Komen Foundation Buckles Yesterday, the Susan G. Komen Foundation cut off funding to Planned Parenthood ostensibly because it is in their set of standards not to give funding to organizations under federal judicial investigation. Planned Parenthood is under such an investigation. More >>

Tags: AbortionBreast CancerCharityFeministMorals, Ethics, ValuesPlanned ParenthoodPoliticsSocial IssuesValues
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02/01/2012
Standing Up and Speaking Out This is about standing up and speaking out. Not enough of you do it, and you don't do it often enough. There's a good reason you don't - because you get crap for it and most people want to avoid getting crap in their lives. More >>

Tags: Character, Courage, ConscienceCharacter-Courage-ConscienceDivorceMorals, Ethics, ValuesValues
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01/31/2012
A Real Man I'm sitting here listening to your program, hearing you talk about REAL MEN and how they are a dying breed... Honestly, I have to agree with you... but how lucky am I that I DID marry a real man! My husband is a former Marine who served his country willingly. More >>

Tags: MilitaryMorals, Ethics, ValuesRaising Boys to MenRead On-AirReal MenValues
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01/23/2012
Competitive Kids Is competition good for kids? I'm going to give you the short answer and the long answer. The short answer? After about 8 years old, it's absolutely necessary. Before 8 years old, most kids are not really ready to process competition and what it means, and what the rules are and what's fair, and what failure means and the rest of that. So, for the sake of argument, I'm going to be talking about kids over 8 - when competition is absolutely necessary. More >>

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