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05/04/2012
Benefits of Marriage I am 27 and live in Los Angeles. Many of the people who I encounter that are my age say they don't believe in marriage, or they are indifferent about marriage. More >>

Tags: Dating, Marriage, Raising Boys to Men, Real man, Relationships, Shacking Up, Shacking-Up, Values
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05/04/2012
Our Marriage Adventure Just this morning at the beauty shop some young girls were talking about not wanting to marry, being pressured by mothers to marry, or not wanting children. They all said, "I'm too young to get married." More >>

Tags: Dating, Marriage, Relationships, Values
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Posted under Email of the Day
05/03/2012
On the Subject of Caretakers A few days ago I heard you talking about caretaker burnout. I have always been my kids' mom and my husband's girlfriend, but two and a half years ago I also had the job of being caretaker for my father, who was dying from a non-cancerous, but inoperable brain tumor. More >>

Tags: Adult Child-Parent, Family/Relationships - Adult Child/Parent, Family/Relationships - Family, Health, Read On-Air, Relationships, Relatives
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05/03/2012
Comparing Myself to Others I think we all do it, and it's very difficult to avoid. It can certainly be destructive. Envy is not one of the deadly sins for no reason. More >>

Tags: Attitude, Character, Courage, Conscience, Character-Courage-Conscience, Envy, Jealousy, Values
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05/03/2012
I Have Two 'Karens' in My Life This is in response to your blog about your friend Karen. I've been blessed to have had two Karen's in my life. They were sisters. One is my mom; the other was my Aunt Ruthie. More >>

Tags: Character, Courage, Conscience, Character-Courage-Conscience, Family/Relationships - Family, Health, Relatives, Role model, Values
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05/02/2012
Want Your Husband to be Happy? Years ago, as you were advertising your book "The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands" before it was officially released, I could tell from what you were saying it was what I had already figured out! More >>

Tags: Marriage, Newlywed, Read On-Air, SAHM stay-at-home mom, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
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05/02/2012
The Aftermath of Lying In Dr. Laura's Daily Dose, she asked, "What's the biggest whopper of a lie you told as a kid? What were the consequences?" Here are some of your responses: More >>

Tags: Character, Courage, Conscience, Character-Courage-Conscience, Morals, Ethics, Values, Values
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05/02/2012
Crying In Pain Is Great Recently, my partner and I discovered our standard poodle might have to be put to sleep because of a serious lung problem we just discovered she has. More >>

Tags: Response To A Call
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05/01/2012
Get to Know the Kids Around the Dinner Table Recently you talked about the importance of family dinners to children. When our oldest daughter (now 30) was a senior in high school, her teacher asked the class what they would miss most going off to college... More >>

Tags: Morals, Ethics, Values, Read On-Air, Values
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05/01/2012
Regarding Your Grammar Question The correct way to say it is "as long as my husband and I are here." Here's a good way to test it: delete my husband. Would you say, "as long as I am here" or "as long as me is here?" More >>

Tags: Read On-Air, Response to a Comment
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