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10/25/2012
Inappropriate Dress I used to pick my son up from middle school and see a few girls wearing very short shorts and revealing tops and I just assumed both their parents worked and didn't see them when these girls got dressed for school. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - TeensModestyMorals/Ethics/ValuesStay-at-Home MomTeen fashionTeensValues
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10/24/2012
Why Bad Decisions Are Made If I had to pick one phrase I've heard more than any other over the years (other than 'I don't know'), it'd be some variation of 'I didn't make a good decision.'...I don't think people who tend to make bad decisions are really stupid or uninformed...Bad decision-makers typically know they're making poor choices... More >>

Tags: AttitudeCharacter-Courage-ConscienceCharacter/Courage/ConsciencePersonal ResponsibilityPersonal ResponsiblitySelfishValues
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10/15/2012
My Son's Character ...A year ago, when my son was only 10 years old, he put his life, knowingly, at risk to save the life of another. Unfortunately, I was not there... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceCharacter/Courage/ConscienceFamily/Relationships - ChildrenParentingValues
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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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10/11/2012
What Makes Someone a Hero? 'Hero' is a word that's misused all the time. People who hit baseballs, throw footballs, or lob tennis balls are frequently labeled 'heroes,' but they are really just paid athletes. You can't be a hero without sacrifice... More >>

Tags: 9/11Character, Courage, ConscienceCharacter-Courage-ConscienceSocial IssuesValues
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10/10/2012
Day Care is Two Bad Words I am a feminist's nightmare! I am college-educated and (gasp) threw it all away to first, be a flight attendant and then a stay-at-home mom!!! More >>

Tags: ParentingRead On-AirSAHM stay-at-home momValues
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10/10/2012
How We Raised Them: Love, Respect and Hard Work As a high school teacher, I see and hear so many kids talk very disrespectfully about their parents. Many times I intercede before they get too full of themselves and tell them exactly what would have happened if any of my own kids had tried to talk to their daddy or me in the manner that these kids 'profess' to speak to their parents. More >>

Tags: EducationParentingValuesWork ethic
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10/09/2012
How I Handled my Son's Friends Pressuring Him to Do Dope My son's friends called him over to spend the night as they had new video games. When he got there, no one was playing video games... When he came home gray-colored that night, I asked him why he hadn't stayed over. He explained he didn't want to and went to bed. More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceCharacter/Courage/ConscienceDivorceFamily/Relationships - TeensFriendshipsRead On-AirTeensValues
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10/09/2012
Choosing Between Your Children and Second Husband I wanted to comment on your first caller on October 8, Julie...I was her back in the 90's before I found your show. I am a Christian, and believed as she said that the husband is No.1 before the children.. More >>

Tags: ParentingRead On-AirReligionResponse to a CallSecond marriageValues
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10/09/2012
Saving My Marriage from Utter Destruction ...I come from a broken family, with a mother who constantly bashed my father and outwardly hated men. She always taught me to depend on myself, because men would only let me down. More >>

Tags: BehaviorRespectThe Proper Care and Feeding of HusbandsValues
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