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03/14/2012
Your 'Dose of Reality' I called about a month ago asking how I could get over my anger of my former sister-in-law dating less than 6 months after my brother's suicide. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - FamilyRelationshipsRelativesResponse to a Call
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03/13/2012
Favorite Thing to Do in the World ...Most Sundays I take a morning Jacuzzi with our 3 year old son and 6 year old daughter. We have snacks while playing children's games like "I Spy" and the "Guessing Game". More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - ChildrenFamily/Relationships - FamilyParentingRead On-AirRelationshipsRelatives
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03/13/2012
Living with Technology As a single mother of a daughter, I've had to educate myself in these areas for obvious reasons. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - FamilyInternetInternet-MediaParentingRelationshipsRelativesSocial MediaTechnology
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03/13/2012
Techonology is a Double-Edged Sword Like so many other things, advances in technology both help and harm our relationship. So often my wife and I comment we are grateful we did not have to deal with texting, facebook updates, and twitter feeds when we were dating. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - FamilyInternetInternet-MediaRelationshipsRelativesSocial MediaTechnology
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03/07/2012
The Only Activity That Made a Difference to Me I participated in a variety of after school activities - ballet, karate, softball, theater, basketball, volleyball, track, and then finally in high school I did swim. More >>

Tags: GrandmotherRead On-AirRelationshipsRelativesTeenagersTeens
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03/06/2012
Second Marriages and Babies I just heard the call from the "50" year old newlywed whose "40" year old wife desperately wanted children. I was in a similar predicament 10 years ago, when at 35 I married my husband, 11 years my senior. More >>

Tags: BehaviorGrandchildrenGratitudeMotherhood-FatherhoodPregnancyRelationshipsRelativesResponse to a CallSecond marriage
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02/27/2012
Don't Make the Same Mistakes I began drinking at age 15. Mom would buy booze for me and my friends to have parties at our house while my dad was at work. I wasn't drinking every day -- just at parties. I graduated high school, and went to work at a bank. More >>

Tags: 10 Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up their LivesAddictionAlcoholismRead On-AirRelationshipsResponse to a CommentTen Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives
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02/27/2012
Dinner Laugh-fest I had to giggle when I read the email from the reader who instituted a "rude" family dinner night in an effort to teach her children table manners. Our dinnertime is legendary, but NOT because it is so mannerly. More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorFamily/Relationships - FamilyJoyMannersRelationshipsRelatives
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02/21/2012
My Daughter is Dating a Guy 21 Years her Senior As a father, what do you say to a daughter who is dating a guy more than two decades older than she is? More >>

Tags: DatingMorals, Ethics, ValuesRelationshipsTraditional values
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02/21/2012
My Daughter is Dating a Guy 21 Years her Senior ..."Should I have a conversation with my 29 year old daughter regarding her relationship with a 50 year old man?" More >>

Tags: DatingFather figureMotherhood-FatherhoodRelationshipsTraditional values
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