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05/31/2013
Blended Family Stress When my husband and I got married, we became a "blended" family. Over the course of our 9 year marriage, here are three issues that we have experienced that we'd like to share with others... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Family/Relationships - Parent/Child, Jealousy, Marriage, Parenting
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05/31/2013
Integrity Your recent commentary about people who throw away their integrity and defile their character to get ahead in corporate America struck home for me.... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Character, Character-Courage-Conscience, Character/Courage/Conscience, Employee, Husbands, Integrity, Job, Jobs, Marriage, Values
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05/31/2013
Kids and College I think that kids should go to college when they're ready; that's not always at the age of 18.... More >>

Tags: College, Education, Movie Review, Movies, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Personal Responsiblity
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05/31/2013
Quote of the Week It's all right to have butterflies in your stomach. Just get them to fly in formation. More >>

Tags: Quote of the Week
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05/30/2013
Why Shacking Up Isn't All It's Cracked Up to Be The myth couples use to justify shacking up is that by living together before marriage, they can "test drive the car" and have a more satisfying and longer-lasting marriage. But it's just the opposite. More >>

Tags: Abuse, Adultery, Affairs, Commitment, Dating, Divorce, Family/Relationships - Family, Marriage, Morals/Ethics/Values, Parenting, Premarital Counseling, Relatives, Sex
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05/30/2013
My Happy Husband During breakfast, there was a promotion on the radio to win dinner and a show. They called it a 'date night.' My husband (who I didn't know was even paying attention), said... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Date night, Dating, Marriage, Negativity, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
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05/30/2013
Not Minding My Own Business At a stop light, I recognized a 3rd grade boy walking home with a man whom I presumed to be his dad or step-dad. At first, they were goofing around... More >>

Tags: Parenting, Protecting children, Values
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05/30/2013
Proofreading While Pushing At the time of my first child's birth, my husband worked in media relations for a major sports team. It was two weeks before the start of the season, so he was extremely busy. More >>

Tags: Budget, Job, Parenting, Working
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05/30/2013
My Flirting Spouse Since I was nervous about an impending hysterectomy, my husband and I and our 3 adult children recently went out one evening to a local pub to get my mind off the surgery for a while and to offer emotional support...When we arrived, we ran into one of my husband's former employees. More >>

Tags: Adultery, Affair, Bad Behavior, Behavior, Commitment, Health, Marriage
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05/29/2013
There are Wonderful Mothers-in-Law My beloved mother-in-law, Elinor (84), passed away unexpectedly on February 23, just 5 1/2 weeks after diagnosis of acute leukemia. Her final days remained packed with focus on her family... More >>

Tags: Common Sense, Family/Relationships - Family, In-Laws, Mother in law/Daughter in law, Mother-in-law, Parenting, Relationships, Relatives, Values
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