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06/03/2013
Teen Suicide I called you last week as one of my 14-year-old daughter's close friends had told my daughter she was having suicidal thoughts. You told me to drive straight over to the friend's house... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Education, Friends, Friendships, Internet-Media, Mental Health, Personal Responsibility, Personal Responsiblity, Response To A Call, School, Social Media, Stay-at-Home Mom, Students, Suicide, Values
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06/03/2013
Quit Drinking I don't drink daily or to excess every time, but I always want or do have more than one or two. And, it affects my judgment, of course. More >>

Tags: Behavior, Marriage, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Personal Responsiblity, Values
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05/31/2013
Blended Family Stress When my husband and I got married, we became a "blended" family. Over the course of our 9 year marriage, here are three issues that we have experienced that we'd like to share with others... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Family/Relationships - Parent/Child, Jealousy, Marriage, Parenting
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05/31/2013
Integrity Your recent commentary about people who throw away their integrity and defile their character to get ahead in corporate America struck home for me.... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Character, Character-Courage-Conscience, Character/Courage/Conscience, Employee, Husbands, Integrity, Job, Jobs, Marriage, Values
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05/31/2013
Kids and College I think that kids should go to college when they're ready; that's not always at the age of 18.... More >>

Tags: College, Education, Movie Review, Movies, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Personal Responsiblity
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05/30/2013
My Happy Husband During breakfast, there was a promotion on the radio to win dinner and a show. They called it a 'date night.' My husband (who I didn't know was even paying attention), said... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Date night, Dating, Marriage, Negativity, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
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05/30/2013
Not Minding My Own Business At a stop light, I recognized a 3rd grade boy walking home with a man whom I presumed to be his dad or step-dad. At first, they were goofing around... More >>

Tags: Parenting, Protecting children, Values
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05/30/2013
Proofreading While Pushing At the time of my first child's birth, my husband worked in media relations for a major sports team. It was two weeks before the start of the season, so he was extremely busy. More >>

Tags: Budget, Job, Parenting, Working
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05/29/2013
There are Wonderful Mothers-in-Law My beloved mother-in-law, Elinor (84), passed away unexpectedly on February 23, just 5 1/2 weeks after diagnosis of acute leukemia. Her final days remained packed with focus on her family... More >>

Tags: Common Sense, Family/Relationships - Family, In-Laws, Mother in law/Daughter in law, Mother-in-law, Parenting, Relationships, Relatives, Values
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05/29/2013
On Dating a 'Project' Oh, no! I never hoped to change anyone. I just ASSUMED that they would grow up on their own and I would be proud of them. More >>

Tags: Dating, Relationships
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