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Letters From Listeners
09/24/2012
My Brand of Feminism: I Am Not a Victim A little over a year ago, I wrote a post on my family blog after I had my son. I had spent those first few months adjusting to motherhood, largely in my pj's and sweatpants. I decided my husband had seen enough of me like that... More >>

Tags: Feminist, Personal Responsibility, Social Issues, Traditional values, Values, Woman's point of view, Women's Point of View
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09/24/2012
Family Taking Care of Each Other I am a long time listener and love your show. I listen to you almost every day. I hear a lot of people that don't get along with family members... More >>

Tags: Adult Child-Parent, Behavior, Do the Right Thing, Family/Relationships - Adult Child/Parent, Family/Relationships - Family, Health, Helping, Relatives, Values
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09/21/2012
A Couple of Smart Decisions Several years after our first and only child was born, I became so angry with my husband, I decided I would replace him. I rekindled an old friendship and before long I was sneaking around behind my husband's back and seeing this 'friend'. More >>

Tags: Adultery, Affair, Children, Commitment, Divorce, Marriage, Marriage vows, Parenting, Read On-Air, Regarding Dr. Laura
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09/21/2012
Choosing a Husband I was divorced in 1984 after 18 years of marriage, not being aware of you when I married the first time in 1964. It was terrible. More >>

Tags: Behavior, Dating, Divorce, Helping, Marriage, Relationships
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09/21/2012
Nana and her Sewing Machine I am the 'Nana' to 9 wonderful grandchildren--the product of two of my four children (the daughters). The children range in age from 15 months to 9 years. I am blessed to live in close proximity to all of them, and the 'cousins' spend much time together. More >>

Tags: Child's humor, Grandparents, Humor, Mental Health, Relationships, Relatives, SAHM stay-at-home mom, Therapist
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09/20/2012
Letters from Listeners When I was raising my children, money was tight. I did not have enough in the budget to get a Dr. Laura podcast subscription. I kept up with the topics on your show via the 'Letters' and 'Email of the Day' features. More >>

Tags: Budget, Finances, Read On-Air
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09/20/2012
It's Okay to Not Always Like Your Spouse My parents have been married for 43 years. Before my husband and I got married, my dad explained there are days when you will not be happy with your spouse. More >>

Tags: Marriage, Spouse
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09/20/2012
The Power of Grandchildren My parents have been married 57 years. I see them now and could only hope that I have a relationship like theirs when I am in my 70s and 80s. However, growing up their relationship was nothing like it is now. More >>

Tags: Adult Child-Parent, Attitude, Family/Relationships - Adult Child/Parent, Grandchildren, Marriage, New Attitude, Relationships, Relatives
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09/19/2012
Honesty A long time ago, before I started kindergarten, my mother and I entered a dime store in a small Seattle suburb. As we checked out, we passed those shelves with gum, candy, and sundries where I saw something I just had to have... More >>

Tags: Disciplining children, Honesty, Morals, Ethics, Values, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Mothering, Parenting, Read On-Air, Stay-at-Home Mom
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09/19/2012
Nude Photos of Spouse The other day you had a caller who was disturbed her husband had nude photos of her.... After you verified there was no risk the husband was sharing images with others, which would be horrifying, you went deeper. More >>

Tags: Behavior, Compliment, Man's point of view, Men's Point of View, Spouse, Values
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