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03/07/2018
Focusing on my Boy I remember having to do a report in school about what we wanted to be when we grew up. I always knew I wanted to be a wife and mom. But I never thought it was the 'right' answer. So I would make up something. More >>

Tags: Dating, Family/Relationships - Children, Parenting, Relationships, Response to a Comment
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03/06/2018
I Am My Own Boss ...Women need to understand that satisfaction in doing a good job doesn't mean they have to push papers around for someone else and earn a paycheck... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Day Care, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Stay-at-Home Mom, Women's Point of View
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03/06/2018
Paid with Love and Support ...I sit quietly today feeling unvalued by the boss I have just given my notice to after 4 years of dedicated hard work - not nearly worth the paycheck, lost time with my children or the stresses brought on by my position... More >>

Tags: Marriage, Parenting, Raising kids, Regarding Dr. Laura, SAHM stay-at-home mom
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03/05/2018
Spirals Are Now a Straight Line to Convenience Food ...For the last few years, the rage has been spiralizing 'noodles' from vegetables for health. The process involved often peeling vegetables, inserting blades and cranking a kitchen appliance with your arm to do it. The popularity of the trend, though, has now led to much more convenient twists... More >>

Tags: Budget, Parenting, Recipes, Simple Savings, Stay-at-Home Mom
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03/05/2018
Meaningful Traditions: Two Ways to Take Back the Sacred in Your Life There was a time when what we did as parents and lovers was sacred. Private. Our own meaningful traditions that helped create the new family we were forming together. It was the way we made our family separate from our parents or the neighbors... More >>

Tags: Divorce, Holidays, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Tips
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03/05/2018
Giving Them The Guidance They Need I'm an elementary school teacher, working with kids from kindergarten through the second grade. I hear a lot of 'tattling' and have to help kids resolve conflicts on a daily basis... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Job, Parenting, Personal Responsibility
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03/05/2018
Difficulty Making a Commitment I started thinking about how to select a partner in junior high school. I then went to an all-boys high school, so not much happened there... More >>

Tags: Commitment, Marriage, Men's Point of View, Morals, Ethics, Values
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03/05/2018
E is for Effort, H is for Hope ...There is a theory called 'indirect effort'. It states that you get almost everything in your relationships with others more easily by approaching them indirectly rather than directly. Now what that meant to me is that online dating is not enough effort or action to have the results I want... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Dating, Internet-Media, Marriage, Personal Responsibility, Relationships, Stress
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02/26/2018
Does Your Small Business Qualify For The 20% Deduction? If you're like most small business owners, you are scratching your head trying to figure out the new small business tax deduction... More >>

Tags: Education, Finances, Job, Tips, Values, Work from Home
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02/26/2018
Help Your Child Build Healthy Reward Pathways When you reward bad behavior, you literally wire your child's brain to repeat the bad behavior. No parent intends to do that, but it happens so easily. When you know how, you will reward only good behavior, and give your child a good start... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Tips, Values
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