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08/14/2012
Smart Women Don't Always Make Wise Mothers My sister has a 2-year-old and is pregnant with her second. She works full-time as an attorney. She had her daughter in day care at the home of an older local woman with no license. More >>

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08/14/2012
My Wife Favors Her Family Over Mine ...Several months ago, my mother called and asked if we would start get-togethers for my siblings at our home and then assign months to other siblings. My wife said, 'No, no one will come...' More >>

Tags: AttitudeDisrespectFamily traditionsFamily/Relationships - FamilyMarriageRelativesValues
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08/14/2012
Video: My Wife Favors Her Family Over Mine Brad thinks his wife likes her family over his. Well, there might be a very good reason... More >>

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08/13/2012
Why Baby Drop Boxes Are Needed In the United States, we have 'safe-haven' laws in all 50 states, which allow children to be left anonymously in designated places (hospitals, fire departments, etc.). Taking a similar initiative, European countries are providing more and more baby 'drop boxes' for parents to drop off unwanted babies... More >>

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08/10/2012
The First and Only Time in Day Care Back in the 70s, when my son was a year old and I was a stay-at-home mom, my friend who was a working mom talked me into a girls' day with shopping and lunch. More >>

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08/09/2012
Words for Teenagers ...[T]he following words from a judge who regularly deals with youth: Always we hear the cry from teenagers 'What can we do, where can we go?' More >>

Tags: BackboneCharacter-Courage-ConsciencePersonal ResponsibilitySocial IssuesTeenagersTeensValues
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08/09/2012
When Kids See Smut Online The thing parents should be worried most about Internet pornography is the victimization of their children. Whether it's being preyed upon by a pedophile or experiencing crass sex totally disconnected from intimacy, it's all victimization... More >>

Tags: InternetInternet-MediaMarriageMorals, Ethics, ValuesParentingReligionSexSexualitySocial IssuesValues
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08/08/2012
Regret I Didn't Speak Frankly I am 53-years-old and I wouldn't trade what I now know for being young again. There are many areas in which I have gained expertise through life experience, but the one thing I wish I could have been in my younger days was more assertive. More >>

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08/08/2012
Toddling About the Town My husband's co-worker ran into a local police officer at the store one day...The officer proceeded to talk to him about the crazy incident involving his 2-3 year old... More >>

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08/07/2012
Day Care Proud? My husband's adult son and daughter-in-law, brag about their three-year-old in day care. They pay extra for her to have computer classes and "tumble" classes. More >>

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