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03/19/2012
Helping Dad in the Delivery Room My kids are 12 and 15. My husband was "required" to be in the delivery room, and although he is a pretty tough guy, he REALLY doesn't like the sight of blood. More >>

Tags: Marriage, Parenting
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03/19/2012
Bonding with Dad I'm not a mother or father, but I'm a daughter who took the time I spent with my father seriously. When I was a teenager, my dad drove me to and from youth group, and while he drove we talked - about boys, dating, school, whatever came up. More >>

Tags: Parenting
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Posted under Email of the Day
03/16/2012
Addiction and Recovery I was a drug addict who began with marijuana at 13 years old and graduated to methamphetamine and opiates over the course of the next 20 years. What finally got me to come clean was losing everything and hitting rock bottom. More >>

Tags: Addiction, Drug Addiction, Health, Personal Responsibility, Read On-Air
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03/16/2012
Making Life Easier for My Wife I just wanted to take a minute to answer your question about what I did for my wife when we were expecting our first and now what I am doing as we expect number two! More >>

Tags: Marriage, Parenting
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03/16/2012
Havin' BABIES and Husbands! I guess we just LOVE having babies, because we have four under five and I'm not even 28! More >>

Tags: Marriage, Parenting
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03/15/2012
Out of the Mouths of Babes I received a few jokes from my grandmother today in an email. I really strive to listen to the advice of this woman who successfully raised 3 of her own children and 3 of her husband's children (both were widowed when they married). More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - Children, Humor, Parenting, Read On-Air, Relatives, Religion, siblings, Values
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03/15/2012
The Father of a Female Teen My daughter is nearly 14 (another daughter is 12) and yet to bring up boys much, which is good, but I know she has questions like - when will a boy like me? And if I have my way, not for another 5 years. More >>

Tags: Parenting, Teenagers, Teens, Tweens
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03/15/2012
Bonding with My Daughters When my daughters were young [they are grown women now] they were only 2 years apart and very competitive. To keep them from having to compete for my attention, I alternated one day every weekend to spend with one daughter for our daddy-daughter day. More >>

Tags: Parenting, Teenagers, Teens, Tweens
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03/14/2012
My Not-So-Lovey-Dovey Husband's Love Letter I began listening to your program shortly after I was married. Initially I was offended at your bluntness and interruptions. However, I continued to listen and gained some beautiful insights into my own life over the years. More >>

Tags: Behavior, Gratitude, Man's Point of View, Marriage, Men's Point of View, Raising Boys to Men, Real men, Response to a Comment, Values
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03/14/2012
Emotional Family Pricetags Your advice to the daughter who had been her father's caregiver and then was tasked as being his estate's executor were both morally and legally correct, but let me share my experience which, by the way, mirrors what several friends have experienced having been put in the same place. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - Family, Relationships, Relatives, Response to a Call
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