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10/22/2012
My APC: Anti-Procrastination Campaign Eighteen months ago, I started an 'Anti-Procrastination Campaign.' You see, my husband is extremely neat and efficient (reliable and productive), and I am -- what shall I say -- messy and 'random' (spontaneous and fun). More >>

Tags: Marriage
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10/22/2012
My Boss Didn't Like Me at First... Prior to becoming an employee of 'Bill,' I had heard he would stab me in the back and micromanage me, so I decided from the outset I would do my best to win him over. More >>

Tags: Budget, Employment, Job
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10/19/2012
'Meetings with Santa' A recent call where you told a listener to get up fifteen minutes earlier so she and her husband could make time to 'be together' made me smile, as I thought of how my husband and I created extra time. More >>

Tags: Holidays, Intimacy, Marriage, Parenting, Read On-Air, Response To A Call, Santa Claus, Sex
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10/19/2012
Letter to Grandpa The following letter was written by his grandson, who is currently a student at Oxford University, and couldn't be at the service, but wanted all to know the impact of his grandpa... More >>

Tags: Grandchildren, Importance of Fathers, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Relationships, Relatives
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10/19/2012
Wives -- Read This! I am a RN in a hospital. Yesterday the tech and I were getting ready to assist a 92-year-old WWII vet who had been married for 69 years. More >>

Tags: Husband's Girlfriend, Marriage, Military
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10/18/2012
Grateful to Be There When Needed Because I work part-time from home, I was able to save my children from a ridiculously long bus ride to school every day...We only live a mile from our elementary school but their bus ride was an hour long... More >>

Tags: Budget, Job, Parenting, Part-time work, Read On-Air, SAHM stay-at-home mom, Stay-at-Home Mom
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10/18/2012
Wedding Day Cold Feet? Dr. Laura received many responses to her question: Do you think getting cold feet before your wedding is just a natural part of the process, or is it a bad omen for the marriage? Here are just a few... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Dating, Divorce, Happiness, Health, Relationships, Spouse, Wedding
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10/18/2012
A Wonderful Surprise I was born on Christmas Eve. To dilute my birthday further, my older brother was born Dec. 21st. While my mom was great and always made me feel special, my parties were always overshadowed by one of those two elements... More >>

Tags: Christmas, Family/Relationships - Family, Friendship, Friendships, Holidays, Relationships, Relatives
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10/17/2012
Marriage Takes Care and Feeding As my 'marriage mentor,' I just had to share with you a tender exchange I had with my husband this morning...His job has been really stressful lately - layoffs left him understaffed and now he works in his office, all day, by himself... More >>

Tags: Dating, Husband's Girlfriend, Read On-Air, Relationships, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
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10/17/2012
Help for Families with Children Who Have Sensory Processing Disorder I am the mom of an almost 9-year-old boy with SPD - he is sensory 'defensive' to tactile (touch), oral (texture and temp) as well as auditory (sounds hurt his ears). It is difficult to deal with some days. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - Family, Health, Parenting, Relationships, Relatives, Response To A Call
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