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01/29/2013
What Kids Can Learn from Lance Armstrong's Fall Of all the liars, cheaters, destroyers, and other scummy people out there in sports, politics, business, education, and the clergy, Lance Armstrong is at the top of the list. More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceCharacter/Courage/ConscienceParentingSocial IssuesValues
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01/28/2013
Carrying the Title of 'Mrs.' After my grandparents on my mom's side had been married for many years and had made three babies together, my grandfather abandoned my grandmother and his children and left to 'find' himself and figure out life. More >>

Tags: ForgivenessMarriage vowsParentingPersonal ResponsibilityRead On-AirResponsibilityValues
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01/28/2013
We Need Real Heroes I watched the Oprah interview with Mr. Armstrong. Let me just preface here a bit by telling you that I teach court mandated anger management to groups so I can spot remorse with both eyes blindfolded. More >>

Tags: FatherhoodInternet-MediaInternet/MediaMental HealthMotherhood-FatherhoodNarcissismParentingRole modelValues
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01/25/2013
Becoming My Husband's Girlfriend Again Since having children, our marriage had started to lack intimacy because of our busy life raising them. The last thing I wanted to do after a day of chasing kids and changing endless diapers was cuddle up to my man and be sexy. More >>

Tags: Husband's GirlfriendMarriageParentingRead On-AirSexThe Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
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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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01/23/2013
Teaching Manners to Children I just wanted to relay my thankfulness to parents in today's world who take the time to teach manners. This reminded me of a recent Christmas shopping story I have... More >>

Tags: BehaviorChristmasEducationHolidaysKidsMannersParentingRespectTeachingValues
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01/22/2013
I Was Called Out on a Bad Habit When my kids were younger, and I had 3 kids in 3 different schools, (yep, high school, jr. high and elementary). It was always a mad rush in the morning driving them to school. One morning I was speeding and got a ticket... More >>

Tags: Parenting
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01/21/2013
Dating Rules Here are only a few of the responses we received from listeners who answered the question, 'What dating rules did your parents make you follow when you were a teenager?' More >>

Tags: DatingFamily/Relationships - TeensMarriageParentingRelationshipsSexTeens
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01/21/2013
Age of First Date As a young guy, I (ahem...) did not start dating until I was 23 and out of college. 23! Not because I never had any opportunities. It was my choice. More >>

Tags: DatingMarriageParentingRelationshipsReligion
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01/21/2013
Losing Like a Winner One of the most horrendous things to happen to kids since the advent of day care is the way the concept of winning is now taught in schools. Schools today teach children that everybody is entitled to something simply by showing up. More >>

Tags: AttitudeEducationFamily/Relationships - ChildrenFeelingsParenting
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