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07/10/2013
Running the Convenience Store I am a 'step' dad. My twins are my step sons. They are my SONS. I have close now to ten years of step parenting under my belt. Cutting to the chase, as with everything in life, we all have 'choices'. More >>

Tags: BusinessHonorJobLife LessonsOpportunityValues
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02/13/2013
Heartfelt Feelings for Their Valentines So many of you sent in emails on why you fell in love with your spouse and how they make your life better. Here are only a few of those loving messages: More >>

Tags: BehaviorGratitudeHolidaysHusbands and WivesLife LessonsRaising Boys to MenReal menSpouseValentine's DayValues
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01/24/2013
Carry the Cow... It was 1962 and I was a freshman in high school fresh off the farm. I was sitting in a Latin class with a teacher 'older than dirt.' She was very demanding and kept saying... More >>

Tags: AttitudeEducationLife lessonsParentingPrideTeachingValues
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11/28/2012
A Night That Changed My Life At midnight on the evening of January 18, 1997 - I pleaded to God to let my son live -- a moment that changed my life and I will remember forever. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - FamilyLife lessonsMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodPersonal ResponsibilityRead On-AirRelationshipsRelativesReligion
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11/16/2012
'Ma'am, This is About You' I called you last Friday to talk about my mother who is mistreating me. My mother has had two falls; one resulted in needing surgery for a leg/hip. Both times she hit her head badly... More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentFamily/Relationships - Adult Child/ParentFollow up to CallLife lessonsRead On-AirRelationshipsResponse to a Call
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11/15/2012
A First Job Gives Invaluable Life Experience ...At 15, I was a year too young to get hired at most jobs, but I was desperate to have a job and prove myself. I wanted to be a veterinarian at the time and a new vet was opening up at the shopping center... More >>

Tags: BudgetCareersEducationJobJobsLife lessonsRead On-AirSAHM stay-at-home mom
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11/13/2012
Raising Entitled Kids I think as parents, we've tried to give our kids better than what we think we had, or what we think we missed and should have gotten or needed, but in doing so, we may not have allowed our children to learn lessons in life at a young age through experience, because we protected them too much. More >>

Tags: Life lessonsMorals/Ethics/ValuesParentingSocial IssuesValues
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11/02/2012
Learning the Hard Way A year ago, I called you to talk about a decision I had to make. You advised that I should not work in my father's company, and I stay away from my parents' marital issues (they were continually bringing us children into it). I did not take your advice and here is a synopsis of how the year went... More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentCareerFamily/Relationships - Adult Child/ParentFollow up on a CallJobLife lessonsMarriageParentingRead On-AirRegarding Dr. LauraRelationshipsResponse to a CallSAHM stay-at-home mom
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10/11/2012
Effects of Decisions As an older adult now, I have to say the hardest lesson I have learned is that all actions have consequences. More >>

Tags: Life lessonsValues
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08/06/2012
Kids Need Our Guidance, Not More Legislation As 12 people senselessly lie dead and scores of others are wounded in the aftermath of the Colorado movie theater shooting, we must understand the myths that are shaping our young boys into men and the crises these societal rules of conduct are causing, starting with depression... More >>

Tags: DepressionHealthKidsLife lessonsMental HealthParenting
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