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04/02/2012
Texting While Driving I felt compelled to send this email to you as I know you have spoken about the dangers of texting while driving. Below is the email and link to a video I received (recorded by a police cam that was directly behind the vehicle)... More >>

Tags: Health
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04/02/2012
Men Are Physically Stronger, Get Over It! ...At the end of the meeting, I mentioned I wish there had been more men available for our full-scale exercise to help us move all the heavy stuff. Not only did the two women turn on me, they exclaimed they were strong... More >>

Tags: Feminism, Raising Boys to Men, Real men, Social Issues, Values
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03/30/2012
Men Are Like Water Pumps The other night, my husband and I were relaxing on the couch. I was surfing on Pinterest and came across this quote posted by another woman... More >>

Tags: Appreciation, Attitude, Marriage, Men's Point of View, Read On-Air, Values
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03/30/2012
When Daddy's Around, She Has No Mother Before my husband and I had children we discussed the importance of the father/daughter relationship. We decided we would be purposeful from the get-go on how we raised our daughter if we ever were to have one. More >>

Tags: Parenting, Raising children
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03/30/2012
Anxiety and Perfectionism Experience anxiety? Yes. I think it may be related to perfectionism. I grew up in a household with a narcissistic, anxious, mother who would self-medicate with alcohol and prescription drugs. More >>

Tags: Adult Child-Parent, Anxiety, Family/Relationships - Adult Child/Parent, Health, Marriage, Mental Health, Perfectionism, Stress
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03/29/2012
I Forgot I Was Part of a Team ...I thought I was doing everything right: holding our family together, doing all the work, and was the only one raising our children. I stayed at home and did it all. I felt my husband was so mean and selfish to put all of this on my shoulders. More >>

Tags: Marriage, Read On-Air, SAHM stay-at-home mom, Stay-at-Home Mom
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03/29/2012
Not Enforcing Rules ...[O]ur new Director believes...high test scores, motivated and well-behaved students are not a result of consistent policies and procedures but pure luck. More >>

Tags: Education, Morals, Ethics, Values, Politics, Raising children, Values
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03/29/2012
This is Your Brain on Love Recently Dr. Laura asked on her Facebook page: "Love can change the wiring in your brain. How has being in love changed you?" More >>

Tags: Behavior, Kindness, Values
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03/28/2012
Parents in Their Cell Phones ...A mom and her daughter (who looked to be about 6 years old), came out and sat at a table next to us. The little girl got up and looked over in the river and said "Mommy, look at the fish." More >>

Tags: Internet-Media, Marriage, Mothers on cell phones, Parenting, Read On-Air, Stay-at-Home Mom
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03/28/2012
A Lesson in Kindness My 5 year old grandson attends a Catholic school. His Mother came to pick him up and noticed a Dad was removing the pink polo type shirt his son had been dressed in that day. More >>

Tags: Behavior, Character, Courage, Conscience, Character-Courage-Conscience, Kindness, Morals, Ethics, Values, Parenting, Values
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