My first serious relationship began about 2 years after I graduated from college and got my first full-time job. A friend set me up with a blind date, who was a coworker of the girl he was dating at the time. It began to get serious after the third date. More >>

I was 18 years old when an architectural firm hired me as a secretary. After my first day at work, my family asked if there were any handsome, young architects there. I told them there was a 21-year-old. but he wasn't my type. More >>

Dr. Rodger Dean Duncan is widely known in the business world as an expert in the strategic management of change. Dr. Duncan recently asked me to comment on personal responsibility, ethics, values, and moralities of today... More >>

I was hired by a day care center at the age of 16 as an assistant teacher. When I was hired, I was told I was legally too young to be there, but 'they needed the help.' That was my first red flag. More >>

You recently had a call from a man whose son wanted to quit football shortly after it started. I had the same issue with my son a few years ago - I refused to take him home early from a practice because he didn't think he was good enough. More >>

It's difficult to chose one picture that is my favorite among the thousands taken of my children, but I would have to say that one of my favorites is a picture we took for our Christmas card a few years ago. More >>

Why would any reasonable woman stay in a bad relationship? Well, reasonable may or may not have anything to do with it... More >>

...I was at the dentist's office the other day and the hygienist who was working on my teeth was pregnant. I asked her if she knew if it was a boy or girl, and she said smiling widely that it was a boy. More >>

When I lost my job as an HR Manager in 2010, I applied for unemployment benefits for the first time in my life. At first I was ashamed, worried, angry...and scared... More >>

My sister has a 2-year-old and is pregnant with her second. She works full-time as an attorney. She had her daughter in day care at the home of an older local woman with no license. More >>