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12/31/2010
IconIt is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas when its mighty Founder was a child Himself. More >>

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12/20/2010
Sharing the Kids at Christmas Hi, Dr. Laura here. Happy to join you at our YouTube channel, where I get to answer your questions like a holiday question from Dave: "Every other year for the holiday season we take turns with my daughter-in-law's family... More >>

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12/11/2010
IconTrue religion is the life we lead, not the creed we profess More >>

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12/08/2010
IconYou'd like to think that, as a parent, you know a lot about the friends your children have.  In this particular instance, unfortunately, that was not the case: More >>

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12/02/2010
IconWe can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavoring to stifle is a false opinion; and if we were sure, stifling it would be an evil still. More >>

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11/30/2010
IconI had a caller on the air recently who flabbergasted me, and that doesn't happen often.  After being on the air more than 30 years, I've heard lots and lots that has touched me or stunned me.  This one was a "stunner." More >>

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11/24/2010
IconPeople seem very confused about happiness.  Most folks believe that having all they want is the way to be happy.  I don't think so. When I was on the radio evenings in Los Angeles over two decades ago, I reached a "24 share."  That meant one out of four people listening to Los Angeles radio was tuned into me.  I got a substantial bonus.  We took that money and paid off all financial obligations and had some left over. I had always wanted a tennis bracelet - that's a bracelet made of tiny or huge diamonds.  I had enough money for a bracelet with tiny diamonds, but a tennis bracelet nonetheless.  My husband told me to treat myself, and I did.  I felt a swell of joy every time I looked at that bracelet. I did not feel joy because I had a diamond bracelet on my wrist. More >>

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11/23/2010
IconThere are lots of mixed messages being sent about how to behave in a dating relationship, and one confused young woman asked me for clarity: More >>

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11/15/2010
IconA few Teen Commandments about what we should provide for our kids: "Take me shopping." "Thou shall give me what I want." "Thou shalt spoil me rotten." "Thou shalt leave everything to your kids when you die." "Thou shalt shower thy youth in riches." These are the same teens who wisely ask parents to set rules and enforce them, provide discipline, hold them accountable, and be role models. However, when these same kids start thinking about money, different things come out of their mouths. Suddenly they sound like shallow, petulant brats. More >>

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11/15/2010
IconThe longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us. More >>

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