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01/23/2013
What I Look Forward to as I Get Older I'll be 47 in nine days and do not, as a rule, look forward to aging because I love life so much now. And despite a strong and active faith, getting older scares the hell out of me!... More >>

Tags: Regarding Dr. Laura
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01/23/2013
Teaching Manners to Children I just wanted to relay my thankfulness to parents in today's world who take the time to teach manners. This reminded me of a recent Christmas shopping story I have... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Christmas, Education, Holidays, Kids, Manners, Parenting, Respect, Teaching, Values
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01/22/2013
Doing Things the Proper Way ...When the middle one graduated from college and got a job she announced she was going to move in with her boyfriend. All her friends were doing it and they wanted to save money to get married. More >>

Tags: Commitment, Marriage, Morals/Ethics/Values, Read On-Air, Shacking Up, Shacking-Up, Traditional values, Wedding
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01/22/2013
Mom vs. Dad Way of Thinking ...I am taking a 16 week first aid class that just started yesterday. The professor was talking about how to respond in emergency situations. He asked us between our child and our spouse who would we save if we could only save one of them. More >>

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01/22/2013
I Was Called Out on a Bad Habit When my kids were younger, and I had 3 kids in 3 different schools, (yep, high school, jr. high and elementary). It was always a mad rush in the morning driving them to school. One morning I was speeding and got a ticket... More >>

Tags: Parenting
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01/21/2013
At a Fork in the Road Last week was the one year anniversary of the day my husband proposed to me. While I am not one to a care about holidays like Valentine's Day, I do care about our special days because I like to celebrate 'us'. More >>

Tags: Attitude, Do the Right Thing, Marriage, Positive attitude, Read On-Air, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
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01/21/2013
Dating Rules Here are only a few of the responses we received from listeners who answered the question, 'What dating rules did your parents make you follow when you were a teenager?' More >>

Tags: Dating, Family/Relationships - Teens, Marriage, Parenting, Relationships, Sex, Teens
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01/21/2013
Age of First Date As a young guy, I (ahem...) did not start dating until I was 23 and out of college. 23! Not because I never had any opportunities. It was my choice. More >>

Tags: Dating, Marriage, Parenting, Relationships, Religion
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01/18/2013
The Bravest Thing I've Seen Someone Do I have the honor of being a member of the combat veterans here in the United States and see superhuman bravery daily. But what always got me, was even though many would never see home again, they would quietly head out and do their missions. More >>

Tags: Military, Read On-Air, Values
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01/18/2013
Changing from Negative to Positive My mentor is my foster mom. I lived with my foster family for just over one year when I was 15 years old, but I was stubborn and independent. I learned so much from her, like what a mom was supposed to be like. More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Change in Attitude, Compliment, Marriage, Values, Women's Point of View
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