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Character-Courage-Conscience
09/04/2013
I Finally Get It: A Wall Will Not Change into a Door I was raised by an extremely narcissistic mother who was neglectful and quite abusive. I took my two children this summer to spend a week with this woman (notice I won't call her my mother). It was horrendous... More >>

Tags: AbuseCharacter-Courage-ConscienceCharacter/Courage/ConscienceMorals/Ethics/ValuesPersonal ResponsibilityValues
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09/03/2013
Mother-in-Law Have the past few weeks of calls been about crazy mother-in-laws or am I just being sensitive to them? AND then to hear your son may have found the one and you discuss your role in their relationship, I had to share with you something I did based on what I had learned by being a long time listener... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceCharacter/Courage/ConscienceMorals/Ethics/ValuesMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodPersonal ResponsibilityResponse To A CallValues
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09/03/2013
Remembering Dad As we approach the anniversary of my husband's passing, it brought to mind what my son had wrote for my husband's obit as well as his feelings one year later. And although we are coming upon the 6th year, his words are still powerful... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceCharacter/Courage/ConscienceFamilyRelativesValues
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09/03/2013
First Day of School Memories I can fondly remember my first day of kindergarten. Ms. Ford was my teacher and she was kind, funny, loving. She also made us feel she was trustworthy. I still keep in touch with my first grade teacher, Ms. Beverly, whom I lovingly call my aunt... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceCharacter/Courage/ConscienceEducationSchoolValues
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09/03/2013
Spy the Lie: Former CIA Officers Teach You How to Detect Deception Imagine how different your life would be if you could tell whether someone was lying or telling you the truth. More >>

Tags: BehaviorCharacterCharacter-Courage-ConscienceDatingFriendshipsJobMarriageValues
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09/01/2013
Dear Daughter Letter After watching Miley Cyrus disgusting performance on the VMAs, angry mom Kim Keller wrote an open letter to her 13-year-old daughter to turn this ugly display into a teaching moment. I loved her letter so much, I read it on air, and am posting it here... More >>

Tags: BehaviorCharacter-Courage-ConscienceCharacter/Courage/ConscienceParentingPersonal ResponsibilitySexSocial IssuesValues
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08/30/2013
Rumors - A Poem Years ago on the radio, you mentioned an old Jewish story about rumors and forgiveness. I was struck by its simplicity and never forgot the message. Now, I have a granddaughter who wants so desperately to be in the "in group" yet, they are poison. They say things about others not knowing the harm they do. For that reason, I put the story you told into a poem... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceCharacter/Courage/ConscienceMorals/Ethics/ValuesRegarding Dr. LauraRumorsSocial IssuesValues
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08/30/2013
My Husband Helped Me Through My Loss I am a 33-year-old woman, married for the first time in August of 2012. In May of this year, my husband and I were celebrating his birthday weekend, sitting with a couple of friends on our back patio, when my father called, saying my only sibling, my 30-year-old brother, had been found dead in his neighborhood that morning... More >>

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08/30/2013
I Have a Different View of You Now When I was in the fifth grade, I found your radio program to be annoying and judgmental. My opinion has changed on you a little since the fifth grade. Now that I listen to you exclusively when I am in my car, I haven't a clue about new music and I couldn't be happier... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceCharacter/Courage/ConscienceMorals/Ethics/ValuesRegarding Dr. LauraStay-at-Home MomsValues
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08/29/2013
How Can I Make Them (or Myself) Change? The type of call I'm least fond of on my show is "How do I change my sister-mother-cousin-uncle-father-friend-husband-wife-kid?" People don't change because YOU want them to. They may not even change if THEY want to... More >>

Tags: BehaviorCharacter-Courage-ConscienceCharacter/Courage/ConscienceParentingPersonal ResponsibilityValues
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