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07/17/2012
Helping My Kids With Homework ...This spring my youngest had trouble with getting all her work done and her grades plummeted immediately following her Bat Mitzvah. We didn't get angry with her, we reassured her she could and would do better and we were there to help her. More >>

Tags: Education, Homework, Parenting, Teaching
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07/17/2012
Homework, Busy Work: What's the Difference? My kid is only in the first grade, but after going through kindergarten, I made the decision to limit what/when homework is done. WHY? I'll tell you... More >>

Tags: Education, Homework, Kindergarten, Parenting, Teaching
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07/16/2012
You Loved Me Before You Knew Her ...My 16-year-old daughter, who has always been wise beyond her years, came to me the other day and said the following: 'If you wanted to spend as much time as possible with your children, why would you get a divorce?' More >>

Tags: Divorce, Marriage, Parenting, Read On-Air
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07/16/2012
Timing IS Everything! First off let me say I have always seemed to listen to you at the wrong times in my life. I listened 20 years ago and then for some reason I stopped. If I had been listening 17 years ago I would possibly not have married the woman I married, I chose wrong. More >>

Tags: Dating, Divorce, Fatherhood, Marriage, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Protecting children
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07/16/2012
Remembering the Summers of my Childhood My favorite summer memory is getting my allowance for the week, which was 25 cents, and riding my bike, with my best friend, to the penny candy store and filling a bag with all the goodies the quarter would buy... More >>

Tags: Friends, Friendships, Memories, Relationships
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07/13/2012
Recipe for a Military Wife I found this 'recipe" and thought you might want to share it. It fits my wife as well as any wife who has a real man in her life. Thank you for all you do. More >>

Tags: Admiration, Attitude, Behavior, Military, Military Wife, Raising Boys to Men, Read On-Air, Real man, Recipe, Recipes, Respect, Values
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07/13/2012
My Husband Kisses Me Even When I Have a Cold I have been a listener for several years. You helped me through a divorce after thirty years of marriage, 'You can't beat your head against a wall and have it turn into a pillow' and to choose wisely in my next marriage. More >>

Tags: Admiration, Attitude, Behavior, Character, Courage, Conscience, Character-Courage-Conscience, Health, Respect, Sex, Spouse, Values
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07/13/2012
What I Admire Most About My Spouse... Dr. Laura recently asked Dr. Laura Family members who receive the Daily Dose what they admired most about their spouse. Here are only a few responses of the wide-range of admirable things.. More >>

Tags: Admiration, Attitude, Behavior, Character, Courage, Conscience, Character-Courage-Conscience, Morals, Ethics, Values, Religion, Respect, Spouse, Values
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07/12/2012
I Chose Well, But I Had No Idea HOW Well He just left for his fifth tour to Afghanistan. He (almost!) finished my entire 'honey-do' list before leaving. He left notes all over the house for me and our two daughters. More >>

Tags: Admiration, Attitude, Behavior, Military, Raising Boys to Men, Read On-Air, Real man, Respect, Values
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07/12/2012
I've Learned So Much from My Spouse My spouse's best quality is his internal compass. Not a North-South type of compass, but the kind that always points him to the right decision and keeps him on an eternally even keel. More >>

Tags: Admiration, Attitude, Behavior, Respect, Spouse, Values
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