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01/11/2012
An 'Accidental' Stay-at-Home Mom I grew up in the post-60s feminism era, never questioning the idea I would go to college, have a career and be married with children. But I went off track early, quitting college during my sophomore year. More >>

Tags: Parenting, Read On-Air, SAHM stay-at-home mom, Values
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01/11/2012
Leaving Your Child to Return to Work - A How-to Guide The following malarkey was taken from a work-distributed newsletter: More >>

Tags: Morals, Ethics, Values, Parenting, SAHM stay-at-home mom, Values
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01/11/2012
Disappointed With My Date ..."I'm a woman in my mid-40's, just returning to dating after 12 years of not dating. I'm currently in a relationship 7 months old. When is it okay to express disappointment - or is it ever okay?" More >>

Tags: Attitude, Dating, Disappointment, Relationships
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01/11/2012
Disappointed With My Date After 12 years of not dating, Abigail has re-entered the scene, but is not sure when she should express disappointment with her date. More >>

Tags: Attitude, Dating, Disappointment, Relationships
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01/10/2012
Supporting His Choice Several months ago, I called your show. My husband of 18 years had been battling bladder cancer for the past three years, enduring 9 rounds of targeted chemo along with almost as many surgeries, and the doctors were recommending the complete removal of his urinary tract including both kidneys. More >>

Tags: Cancer, Health, Parenting, Read On-Air, Response To A Call
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01/10/2012
Shutting Off the Power Recently we visited our son in New York and met his fiancée and her 3 children. They have since married. While we were there, an earthquake occurred (the one in Virginia by Wash. DC) and then Hurricane Irene came ashore. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - Family, Relationships, Relatives
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01/10/2012
Exercise and The New Year I am 42. I am 5'1" tall and weigh about 165. I have weighed this all my life, on average. My lowest weight was 125 pounds 21 years ago just before my wedding. I think my highest was about 192 back in 2006, a couple of years after I quit my job to stay at home with my son. More >>

Tags: Eat Less-Move More, Exercise, Health
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01/10/2012
Internet Infidelity Our society has become more and more permissive and as people no longer espouse family values (in fact they denigrate them), there is something wrong. With no sense of values, there's a rise in behavior that would have raised eyebrows not so long ago. These days, amorality is the ultimate vindication for that behavior, and you'll find this all over the country. More >>

Tags: Adultery, affairs, Internet-Media, Internet/Media, Marriage, Sex
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01/09/2012
Was I Making a Big Mistake? ...I gave birth in 1980 to a daughter, who, in a very short period of time, gave her parents pause when we realized she was probably smarter than we were. I was a stay-at-home mom and at that time society was on the cusp of making those of us at home feel as though we should be "finding ourselves" outside the home. More >>

Tags: Education, Feminism, Motherhood, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Read On-Air, Social Issues, Values
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01/09/2012
Bad Childhood, Great Life I am a product of an affair my mother had on her first husband. I have 12 half brothers and sisters, but only grew up knowing 3 of them (the three from her first marriage). My mother divorced and remarried my step father when I was 4. More >>

Tags: Adult Child-Parent, Bad Childhood - Good Life, Bad Childhood-Good Life, Family/Relationships - Adult Child/Parent, Family/Relationships - Family, Health, Morals, Ethics, Values, Relatives
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