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02/14/2012
The Perfect Valentine My mother sent the perfect Valentine to me, my brother and sisters today. To understand the "story", you need to know her father (my grandfather) was killed in a chemical plant explosion; her husband (my father) was then also in a chemical plant explosion 29 years later. More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentFamily/Relationships - Adult Child/ParentHolidaysRelationshipsValentine's Day
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02/13/2012
How Facebook Affected Me I am currently separated from my husband of 29 years. Just last week, I deactivated my Facebook account because I found it made me angrier and hurt. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - FamilyFriendshipFriendshipsMarriageRead On-AirRelationshipsRelatives
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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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02/01/2012
I Am The One My Son Leans On ...My son came in and asked for a snack. I offered him a cutie and a few leftover slices of homemade French toast sticks and told him that's all he could have since dinner would be ready in 30 minutes. Hearing this sent him into an utter melt-down... More >>

Tags: EducationFriendshipsRelationshipsSAHM stay-at-home momSchool
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02/01/2012
Things Not In My Control I phoned you about 6 months ago because I was trying to 'fix' my husband's relationship with his mother. She has nothing to do with us or our children while living only minutes away. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - FamilyGrandparentsRead On-AirRelationshipsRelatives
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01/31/2012
Finally Free to Be Me ...I was a doormat for my mom to walk on for most of my years: I was her mother, her crutch and after my parents divorce - she treated me like a whipped husband. And I let her. More >>

Tags: AbuseAdult Child-ParentFamily/Relationships - Adult Child/ParentParentingRelationships
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01/30/2012
A Better Way To Date Most of my clients are single and want to get married. For years I've listened as men and women have expressed their frustrations with not being able to find "The One." When I ask them what they believe is the cause of their problem, most give the standard answer, "I guess I'm just too picky." More >>

Tags: AttitudeDatingHealthrelationshipRelationshipsUnhappiness
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01/23/2012
What's the Problem with the Dating Rules of the 1950's? This is a response to an opinion article by Marianne Brennan on the Clare Booth Luce website regarding reviving the dating process. Marianne wrote: "Reviving the dating process doesn't mean regressing to the 1950's"... More >>

Tags: DatingRaising Boys to MenReal MenRelationshipsVirginity
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01/20/2012
Highlighting Throughout My boyfriend recently gave me your book "The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands" and I was pissed. I immediately flipped through it and ripped it apart, stating it didn't apply to me or us. More >>

Tags: DatingRelationshipsThe Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
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01/19/2012
My Own Stay-At-Home Mom The topic of working mothers and day care comes up a lot on your show, and I've finally decided to throw in my two cents. I'm not a mother yet, but I still have one, and all my childhood memories of her. More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentFamily/Relationships - Adult Child/ParentMemoriesRead On-AirRelationshipsSAHM stay-at-home mom
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