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02/17/2012
Raising a Child with a Stranger Have you heard about Modamily? More >>

Tags: Parenting
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02/17/2012
More Day Care Dangers It is with a sickness in my heart that I write this email... Recently a local home day care was shut down. When social services entered the home, they found infants and toddlers strapped in car seats in closets with the doors shut and the lights off. More >>

Tags: Day Care, Day care dangers, Parenting, Values
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02/16/2012
Our Overscheduled Culture Our family is not overscheduled, with our two children (10 and 13) but it is a busier routine than we ever experienced 40 years ago when we were their same age. My husband and I often discuss this. More >>

Tags: Children, Parenting, Read On-Air, Social Issues, Values
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02/16/2012
I Have Met Teresa Tomeo! I was absolutely thrilled to see you will be interviewing Teresa Tomeo on your show today! I will be sure to tune in and to buy her book! More >>

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02/16/2012
Ten Signs of Real Love ...I wrote a blog post inspired by my marriage about signs of real love I hoped would help others (and is inspired by you in a lot of ways)... More >>

Tags: Marriage
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02/15/2012
My Boy's About Face I wrote you a few years ago about what military boot camp did for my unmotivated 13 year old son. He is now 16 years old, in his third year at a marine military academy and was just promoted to Cadet Staff Sergeant last week. More >>

Tags: Attitude, Motivation, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Read On-Air, Response To A Call, Values
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02/15/2012
Neighborhood 'Dog Watch' A cop shows up at my house last night and tells me my dog is barking... I say "Yeah, that's what dogs do". He says," Someone three blocks down complained." I asked him who it was. He says, "I can't give you that information". I told him thank you and I will try to keep her quiet. More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-Conscience, Courage, Social Issues, Values
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02/15/2012
Parents Give Your Children Attention or Someone Else Will Thirty-five years ago, I was a latch-key 14-year-old with parents too busy with the family business who did not notice a pedophile had entered their daughter's life. I didn't know he was a pedophile at the time. More >>

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02/14/2012
Just Stay Home I am a (predominantly) stay-at-home wife with a wonderful, caring, generous husband. I "work" two nights a week at a dance studio teaching ballet to ages ranging from 3-7, and then 9-17. I love teaching, but I am also expecting our first child this summer. More >>

Tags: Marriage, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Pregnant, Raising Boys to Men, Read On-Air, Real Men, SAHM stay-at-home mom
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02/14/2012
It's the Little Romantic Things I just went to Lowe's to get some new plants for our little garden, plus some special things for tonight to make MY incredible husband of 13 plus years his favorite meal for Valentine's Day. More >>

Tags: Behavior, Generosity, Holidays, Marriage, Valentine's Day
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