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Posted under Email of the Day
12/17/2012
I Thought Going Back to Work Was the Answer I read your blog about single income families being able to survive in today's world. That's us. We've got 3 kids under five, my husband makes $60,000 a year and we just bought a house. More >>

Tags: Budget, Finances, Read On-Air, SAHM stay at home moms
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12/17/2012
Staying Married Forever I recently hosted a book study on 'The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands,' for a mom's group that I facilitate. I was surprised at how well the book was received and how many of the women had never encountered such practical advice about marriage and how to treat their husbands. More >>

Tags: Religion, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, Values
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12/17/2012
A Memorable Day My birthday is on the 13th and I've had more Friday the 13th birthdays than I can remember. But the most memorable was my 16th. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - Teens, Teens
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Posted under Email of the Day
12/14/2012
Real Man Role Model My husband and I have three sons who we're raising to be real men. We have a traditional (some might say 'old-fashioned') division of labor, but I couldn't be more proud and fulfilled to be my husband's wife and my kid's mom. More >>

Tags: Father figure, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Read On-Air, Teenagers, Teens
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12/14/2012
The Wake-Up Call I Needed I want to say 'Thank you' for taking my call yesterday about the FaceBook friendship between my husband of 44 years and his old 'friend'. You empowered me to stand up and be the wife-girlfriend that MY man would ALWAYS want. More >>

Tags: Follow up on a Call, Husband's Girlfriend, Marriage, Response to a Call, Stress
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12/14/2012
Teaching Students Today I started teaching in the late 60s. Students had the core subjects (English, social studies, science and math) when I first started. Electives were band and chorus. More >>

Tags: Education, Parenting, School, Stay-at-Home Mom, Students, Teaching
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Posted under Email of the Day
12/13/2012
The 18th Birthday My son had some rocky times as a teenager, but that did not prevent us from having a close relationship. I think a big part of the problem was my ex-husband, who deserted us when he was four, returned ten years later and constantly told our son that I was too strict. More >>

Tags: Parenting, Pink slip on life, Read On-Air, Teenagers, Teens
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12/13/2012
Hard Work Makes the Success Special I just heard a caller talk about not able to control their eating habits... Currently I am on a journey to lose 190 lbs after 23 years of nothing more than terrible choices! More >>

Tags: Eat Less-Move More, Exercise, Fitness, Health, Response To A Call, Weight, Weight loss
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12/13/2012
His First Time in Martial Arts I hear you talking about putting kids in martial arts... so I decided to put my almost 4-year-old boy into 'Kendo.' Today was his first class. More >>

Tags: Child's humor, Humor, Parenting
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12/12/2012
Our Happy Marriage - Now We have historically had a good marriage; however, over 3 years, I had 3 brain surgeries for a rare neurological disorder. I had to really go into myself to heal and unfortunately I did not see how lonely and terrified my husband had become. More >>

Tags: Admiration, Attitude, Health, Raising Boys to Men, Read On-Air, Real men, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, Values
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