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06/22/2018
The Turn Around: Be the Partner You Want Your Partner to Be ...How often do we feel stung by our partners and automatically we sting back? We get stuck in patterns of reaction and it becomes a vicious cycle that often seems too hard to break... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Marriage, Personal Responsibility, Relationships, Values
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06/21/2018
No Snowflakes Allowed Recently, my 8-year-old daughter asked me to tie her shoes before school because she said she didn't know how to do it, but she does. She just wanted me to do it for her... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-Conscience, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Personal Responsibility
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06/21/2018
Making Life Easier for My Wife I just wanted to take a minute to answer your question about what I did for my wife when we were expecting our first and now what I am doing as we expect number two... More >>

Tags: Marriage, Parenting
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06/20/2018
The Fear Of Becoming A Man After dating for three years, my girlfriend and I had been shacking up. I could never figure out why I didn't propose to her. I thought I was too young, but that wasn't it... More >>

Tags: Marriage, Men's Point of View, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Personal Responsibility
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06/20/2018
Maintenance ...I found myself slipping lately due to the economy and my career. So, I thrust my head into my books hunting for Bad Childhood - Good Life... More >>

Tags: Bad Childhood - Good Life, Health
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06/19/2018
Don't Give Up I was married at age 22, had four children by age 29, and divorced at 30. My husband had an affair and made it clear he did not want to stay married no matter how much I wanted to for the sake of the kids, who were then all under the age of 7... More >>

Tags: Divorce, Marriage, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Women's Point of View
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06/19/2018
Regret I Didn't Speak Frankly I am 53-years-old and I wouldn't trade what I now know for being young again. There are many areas in which I have gained expertise through life experience, but the one thing I wish I could have been in my younger days was more assertive. More >>

Tags: Backbone, Character-Courage-Conscience, Raising children, Values
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06/18/2018
Putting My Son First ...I was well-trained and passionate about a career in law enforcement, even though it was challenging, given the nature of the work and the horrors I was exposed to. That all changed when I got pregnant... More >>

Tags: Day Care, Job, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Personal Responsibility
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06/18/2018
Day Care Proud? My husband's adult son and daughter-in-law, brag about their three-year-old in day care. They pay extra for her to have computer classes and "tumble" classes. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - Family, Parenting, Relatives, Values
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06/15/2018
Surrounded By Love ...I grew up being bounced around from family member to family member, and from daycare to daycare because she could not handle my temperament. I was a 'bad' kid according to her with an attitude problem... More >>

Tags: Day Care, Job, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting
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