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02/22/2013
The Boy with the Black Eye I just heard your call with the mom who was irate that Child Protective Services were called when her son showed up at school with a black eye (Feb. 20th podcast). More >>

Tags: Abuse, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Children, Parenting, Response To A Call, Values
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02/21/2013
Overcoming the Familiarity of Dysfunction Thank you for teaching me how to be a wife. I was raised by a single mother who had 4 children and had a horrible outlook on men, so I never had an example of how to treat a husband properly. More >>

Tags: Being a good wife, Character-Courage-Conscience, Character/Courage/Conscience, Dating, Husband's Girlfriend, Marriage, Read On-Air, Relationship
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02/21/2013
How I Made Sure I Was Marrying the Right Person Be friends first. Make sure you take time to talk over and discover what each others' values really are by observing how your intended lives their life as opposed to what they say. More >>

Tags: Behavior, Dating, Husband, Morals, Ethics, Values, Relationships, Respect
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02/21/2013
How I Knew My Husband Was a Keeper I met my husband on a blind date arranged by one of his close friends who was also a work acquaintance of mine. He was very polite and treated me with the utmost dignity throughout the night. More >>

Tags: Attitude, Dating, God, Husband, Raising Boys to Men, Real man, Relationships, Religion, SAHM stay-at-home mom, Thankful
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02/20/2013
Women Need to Respect Themselves In my opinion, men do not court women like they used to because some men have lost respect for women. More >>

Tags: Commitment, Dating, Marriage, Men's Point of View, Morals, Ethics, Values, Read On-Air, Sex
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02/20/2013
A 16 Year Old's Take on Facebook As I spoke to this man (who has a Facebook page for the farm only, to promote the business and people's knowledge of healthy food), the topic of Facebook came up. More >>

Tags: Attitude, Change in Attitude, Character-Courage-Conscience, Character/Courage/Conscience, Internet-Media, Internet/Media, Religion, Social Issues, Social Media, Teenager, Teens, Values
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02/20/2013
What Kind of Dog I'd Be I am not trying to butter you up, Dr. Laura, honestly, but if were to be a dog, I would choose to be a Rhodesian Ridgeback. More >>

Tags: Behavior, Patience, Values
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02/19/2013
The One I Call Dad My son is 14 years old and I'd like to share what he wrote in the homemade card he gave his Dad for his birthday: More >>

Tags: Dads, Family/Relationships - Parent/Child, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Read On-Air
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02/19/2013
'Is Your Son in Day Care?' ...Recently, I was out with my son, sisters, and mom celebrating a sister's birthday. An older couple nearby were making a big deal about how well-behaved, quiet and smiley my baby was... More >>

Tags: Family, Family/Relationships - Parent/Child, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Mothers, New mom, Parenting, Raising children, Relatives, SAHM, Values
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02/19/2013
My Grandmother's Last Moments When I was growing up, my parents went to work, watched TV, and slept. If we interfered with any of that they'd yell. So my grandmother raised me. More >>

Tags: Family, Family/Relationships - Family, Grandchildren, Grandmother, Grandparent, Grief, Mental Health, Relationships, Relatives
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