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07/02/2013
My Boy Wants to Sleep at a Friend's Our 9-year-old son wants to go to a sleepover at his friend's house. I think he is too young and I do not see the need for it. More >>

Tags: FriendshipsInternet-MediaInternet/MediaOverprotectiveParentingRelationshipsSleepoverValues
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07/02/2013
New Relationships Don't Take Priority Over Priors My hubby and I had a breakfast conversation this morning that had you and your advice written all over it with a chuckle at the end and I had to share. More >>

Tags: DatingMarriageRelationships
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07/02/2013
Video: My Boy Wants to Sleep at a Friend's Are you being overprotective by not letting your child sleep over at a friend's house? I've got a response to that question as well as some parenting advice on this subject. More >>

Tags: FriendshipsInternet-MediaInternet/MediaMorals/Ethics/ValuesOverprotectiveParentingRelationshipsSleepover
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06/28/2013
A Thoughtful Act While I Was Sick ...I had never been in the hospital before, and I was just languishing in that awful place: My bed was horribly uncomfortable, I wore the hospital supplied gown... More >>

Tags: BehaviorFriendshipsHealthKindnessRelationships
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06/25/2013
Responding to the Flavor-of-the-Month Bimbo We have a neighbor who is divorced...There is always a revolving door of bimbos (young and old, with children and without) which last about 3 to 6 months.
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Tags: BehaviorDatingFriendshipsMannersMorals/Ethics/ValuesPolitenessRelationships
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06/25/2013
Video: Responding to the Flavor-of-the-Month Bimbo When someone you know has a revolving door on their love-life with short-term "girlfriends," how should you respond to the bimbos' attempts at conversation? More >>

Tags: BehaviorDatingFriendshipsMannersMorals/Ethics/ValuesPolitenessRelationships
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06/18/2013
Having It All Together! Years ago, I was dropping off one of my children at kindergarten and the teacher stopped me and said, 'I really admire you, you have so much going all the time and you always seem to have everything together...' More >>

Tags: AttitudeEducationFriendsFriendshipsJealousyRelationshipsResponse To A CallSchoolTeacher
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06/13/2013
Learning to Cope with Loss Through a Child's Eyes A few months ago, my dad, who was 91 years old, passed before my eyes. It is hard to imagine that he was there for my first breath, and I was there with him for his last. More >>

Tags: DadsDeath of a parentFather's DayMemoriesMotherhood-FatherhoodRelationships
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06/13/2013
Dad Showed Me the Right Way to Parent I had a mother who often during my childhood I would wish my dad would divorce and take my sister and me with him. More >>

Tags: BehaviorDadsDeath of a parentEducationFather's DayGraduationMotherhood-FatherhoodRelationshipsRelativesRespectSiblingsTeaching
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06/13/2013
When Dads Talk, Kids Listen When I was 16 years old I was seeing a lot of pregnant girls in my high school. I found this to be strange... More >>

Tags: BehaviorDadsDeath of a parentEducationFather's DayMotherhood-FatherhoodRelationshipsRespectStay-at-Home MomTeachingTeen pregnancyTeenage girlsTeensVirginity
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