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04/02/2012
Men Are Physically Stronger, Get Over It! ...At the end of the meeting, I mentioned I wish there had been more men available for our full-scale exercise to help us move all the heavy stuff. Not only did the two women turn on me, they exclaimed they were strong... More >>

Tags: Feminism, Raising Boys to Men, Real men, Social Issues, Values
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03/30/2012
Men Are Like Water Pumps The other night, my husband and I were relaxing on the couch. I was surfing on Pinterest and came across this quote posted by another woman... More >>

Tags: Appreciation, Attitude, Marriage, Men's Point of View, Read On-Air, Values
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03/30/2012
When Daddy's Around, She Has No Mother Before my husband and I had children we discussed the importance of the father/daughter relationship. We decided we would be purposeful from the get-go on how we raised our daughter if we ever were to have one. More >>

Tags: Parenting, Raising children
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03/30/2012
Anxiety and Perfectionism Experience anxiety? Yes. I think it may be related to perfectionism. I grew up in a household with a narcissistic, anxious, mother who would self-medicate with alcohol and prescription drugs. More >>

Tags: Adult Child-Parent, Anxiety, Family/Relationships - Adult Child/Parent, Health, Marriage, Mental Health, Perfectionism, Stress
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03/29/2012
I Forgot I Was Part of a Team ...I thought I was doing everything right: holding our family together, doing all the work, and was the only one raising our children. I stayed at home and did it all. I felt my husband was so mean and selfish to put all of this on my shoulders. More >>

Tags: Marriage, Read On-Air, SAHM stay-at-home mom, Stay-at-Home Mom
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03/29/2012
Not Enforcing Rules ...[O]ur new Director believes...high test scores, motivated and well-behaved students are not a result of consistent policies and procedures but pure luck. More >>

Tags: Education, Morals, Ethics, Values, Politics, Raising children, Values
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03/29/2012
This is Your Brain on Love Recently Dr. Laura asked on her Facebook page: "Love can change the wiring in your brain. How has being in love changed you?" More >>

Tags: Behavior, Kindness, Values
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03/28/2012
Parents in Their Cell Phones ...A mom and her daughter (who looked to be about 6 years old), came out and sat at a table next to us. The little girl got up and looked over in the river and said "Mommy, look at the fish." More >>

Tags: Internet-Media, Marriage, Mothers on cell phones, Parenting, Read On-Air, Stay-at-Home Mom
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03/28/2012
A Lesson in Kindness My 5 year old grandson attends a Catholic school. His Mother came to pick him up and noticed a Dad was removing the pink polo type shirt his son had been dressed in that day. More >>

Tags: Behavior, Character, Courage, Conscience, Character-Courage-Conscience, Kindness, Morals, Ethics, Values, Parenting, Values
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03/28/2012
Forging Relationships with Daughters My husband has forged close relationships with all 4 of our daughters (our 3 sons too for that matter). He has done this by participating in their care as infants, talking to them, playing with them, teaching them, and just generally interacting with them. More >>

Tags: Parenting
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