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Adult Child-Parent
01/17/2012
How I Deal with Negative SAHM Comments ...My sister had a baby 3 weeks before I had my baby. She went back to work full-time when her baby was 3 months old. More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentFamily/Relationships - Adult Child/ParentMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodRead On-AirRelationshipsSAHM stay-at-home mom
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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-ParentBad Childhood - Good LifeBad Childhood-Good LifeFamily/Relationships - Adult Child/ParentFamily/Relationships - FamilyHealthMorals, Ethics, ValuesRelatives
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12/06/2011
A No Nonsense Woman I was raised by a no nonsense woman. Life was simple for my mom. If you told the truth and stood up for what was right, all would go well for you. More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentCommon SenseFamily/Relationships - Adult Child/ParenthonestyRegarding Dr. LauraRelationshipsValues
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11/22/2011
A Wedding Gift from my Mother-in-Law I want to tell you about the wonderful gift my mother-in-law gave me on our wedding day over 31 years ago. As she helped her older son (my soon-to-be husband) into his tux jacket, she said to him: "Well, Scott, you're getting married today and you're off to a new life. Don't ever forget who is Number One." More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentFamily/Relationships - Adult Child/ParentIn-Lawsmother-in-lawRelationshipsWedding
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11/16/2011
Living at Home After college, I had the opportunity to take a job in my hometown. The pay was so low, I would have to live at home. My mother said "No". She said if I didn't break out of my comfort zone and spread my wings at that time, I never would. More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentFamily/Relationships - Adult Child/ParentFinancesPink slip on lifeRelationships
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11/10/2011
The Green Tricycle I had the chance to speak with you recently about a gift I had received and how I was reluctant to accept it. Your advice was to return it. I will be doing that... You also said my dad would be proud of me for my actions. Thank you. I thought I would take a moment and share something I wrote for my dad. I was able to give this to him shortly before his passing when he was still well enough to take it all in. More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentBehaviorFamily/Relationships - Adult Child/ParentFatherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodRelationshipsRespectResponse to a Call
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10/19/2011
It's Not a Relationship Worth Having This is regarding the caller who worried she'd regret not having a relationship with her mother... I met my birth mother around 10 or 11 and moved in with her (worst mistake of my life). She was a horrible excuse for a mother or even a woman... More >>

Tags: AddictionAdult Child-ParentalcoholismFamily/Relationships - Adult Child/ParentHealthResponse To A Call
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10/06/2011
Realizing Mom Couldn't Give Me What I Needed I got into my car after a yet another stress filled, teeth gritting, hole in the tongue producing, caretaking visit with my 90 something year old mother. Oh she could take care of herself but it was so nice that I came over to help. More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentFamily/Relationships - Adult Child/ParentRelationshipsResponse To A Call
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09/16/2011
Paying for My Children's Disrespect A family has two sons in their twenties who haven't gotten past the teenage years of disrespect and ingratitude... More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentAttitudeBehaviordisrespectFamily/Relationships - Adult Child/ParentFamily/Relationships - TeensParentingRelationshipsrespectTeens
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02/22/2011
IconAt 19 years old, I've decided I have the best mom in the world. Why? Because when I look back on my life, she did everything right FOR ME... More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentAttitudeBehaviorFamily/Relationships - Adult Child/ParentgratitudeMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodRelationships
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