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04/04/2012
Adjusting to Motherhood! After hearing your comments regarding the adjustment time it takes to motherhood, I have to say thank you! More >>

Tags: BehaviorMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingPatienceResponse to a Call
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03/06/2012
Second Marriages and Babies I just heard the call from the "50" year old newlywed whose "40" year old wife desperately wanted children. I was in a similar predicament 10 years ago, when at 35 I married my husband, 11 years my senior. More >>

Tags: BehaviorGrandchildrenGratitudeMotherhood-FatherhoodPregnancyRelationshipsRelativesResponse to a CallSecond marriage
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02/29/2012
Grateful for My Stay at Home Husband I am a proud Mommy of 4 daughters ages 17,15,13 and 10. I also work full time and have a wonderful husband of 21 years. Thirteen years ago when I was expecting our third child I knew one of us had to stay home. More >>

Tags: BehaviorGratitudeMotherhood-FatherhoodRead On-AirSAHD stay at home dadThe Proper Care and Feeding of HusbandsValues
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02/22/2012
Advice for Overwhelmed Mom I broke down in tears yesterday listening to the caller whose 12-yr-old daughter was in ICU after having a stroke. It brought back all the memories of my own (now) 12-yr-old daughter who was born 14 weeks premature and spent 79 days in ICU with a brain injury due to lack of oxygen from a prolapsed umbilical cord. More >>

Tags: HealthMotherhood-FatherhoodMotheringParentingResponse To A Call
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02/21/2012
My Daughter is Dating a Guy 21 Years her Senior ..."Should I have a conversation with my 29 year old daughter regarding her relationship with a 50 year old man?" More >>

Tags: DatingFather figureMotherhood-FatherhoodRelationshipsTraditional values
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02/14/2012
Just Stay Home I am a (predominantly) stay-at-home wife with a wonderful, caring, generous husband. I "work" two nights a week at a dance studio teaching ballet to ages ranging from 3-7, and then 9-17. I love teaching, but I am also expecting our first child this summer. More >>

Tags: MarriageMotherhood-FatherhoodPregnantRaising Boys to MenRead On-AirReal MenSAHM stay-at-home mom
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02/10/2012
Why I Quit Facebook ...I am a young mom (28 with 4 kids, started when I was 19) and I was finding seeing pictures constantly of all the outings my old group of friends were having without me was making me depressed and resenting the life that I CHOSE! More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - FamilyFriendshipFriendshipsMarriageMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodRelationshipsRelatives
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02/02/2012
Gold Medal Stay at Home Dad My husband and I started a business and I went back to work for the first time in 20 years. We joined the Chamber of Commerce and I went to hear an Olympic gold medalist speak even though I know 0 about the Olympics. More >>

Tags: Motherhood-FatherhoodSAHD stay at home dad
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01/30/2012
We Really Only Get One Chance I am embarrassed to say my son was 2 1/2 yrs old when I finally saw the light and quit my corporate job to stay home and raise him. I was scared of walking away from a good job and, in reality, we would be cutting our family income completely in half. More >>

Tags: Breast CancerHealthMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodRead On-AirSAHM stay-at-home mom
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01/24/2012
Resentful of My Couch Potato Husband ..."I'm beginning to feel hopeless about not being a good mother. I was always a pushy mom, trying to teach my kids to be independent, while their father was and is a couch potato... Now that they are teenagers, I resent that my husband never provided me any support. " More >>

Tags: DivorceFatherhoodMarriageMotherhood-FatherhoodParenting
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