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Adult Child-Parent
09/12/2017
Love Notes For College As I prepared to take my daughter to college today, I wrote a note inside a sketch book for her to express my thoughts of the last years. I thought I would share it with you since you have been so influential in the raising of my 3 children... More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentAttitudeBehaviorParenting
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08/10/2017
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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07/21/2017
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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07/18/2017
A Quick Chuckle I walked in on a conversation my wife was having with our 21-year-old son, in which she was listing some of the character traits she really admires in him... More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentAttitudeHumorParentingTeens
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06/29/2017
When A Family Member Asks For Money I just listened to the call from Rhonda on 6/28/17. She asked for some witty one liner when her grown son asks her for money. Here's what I came up with... More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentBudgetCharacter-Courage-ConscienceParenting
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06/23/2017
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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06/21/2017
Elderly Care Thank you, Dr. Laura, for promoting home care. So many elderly receive care and are able to keep their independence because of it. So many do not even know the service exists... More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentPersonal ResponsibilityRelativesTips
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06/13/2017
My Fabulous Man I met my husband in graduate school at a Catholic university. He was a priest and I had been a nun for 11 years. More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentFamily/Relationships - Adult Child/ParentMarriageRelationshipsReligion
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06/06/2017
Damsels in Distress My husband and I have a fabulous marriage and four good sons--our youngest is 19. When he was home this summer... More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentBehaviorDatingMen's Point of ViewParentingPersonal ResponsibilityRaising Boys to MenValues
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05/26/2017
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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