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Letters From Listeners
10/27/2011
WonderWife I know by being a loyal listener you get loads of mail from husbands who complain about their wives and girlfriends and I want to break that barrier. I want to tell you about my wife... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Gratitude, Husband's Girlfriend, Men's Point of View, Values
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Posted under Email of the Day
10/26/2011
My Man-Child Revelation You were a mother figure to me as a teen... I've started listening to you again now that I'm in my 40's. I did a lot of stupid things in between, the most egregious being the emasculation of both my first and now second husband who only wanted to be a strong man and take care of me and my son... More >>

Tags: father figure, Fatherhood, Men's Point of View, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Read On-Air
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10/26/2011
Counseling before Marriage ...My husband and I got married in the Catholic Church and "Pre-Cana" classes were required once a week for six weeks. We were shacking up and I remember lecturing him on what NOT to say if they ask where we lived... More >>

Tags: Dating, Pre-marital Counseling, Read On-Air, Relationships, Religion
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10/26/2011
No Veteran Should Die Alone Last May, my sister and I answered an ad for volunteers to train for hospice work at the VA near our home in AZ (we had experienced the wonderful work of hospice in our mother's last weeks)... More >>

Tags: Military, Values, Veterans
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10/25/2011
Men Don't Tell I just heard Dr. Ned Holstein of Fathers and Families was a guest on your show. I wanted to pass some information along to you regarding domestic violence and how it affects men. More >>

Tags: Men's Point of View
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10/25/2011
Turning Out the Way You Were Raised I can totally relate to the person who wrote the article about "Raising Well Mannered Children". A few years ago I was in a nail salon waiting to get my nails done... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Manners, Parenting, Values
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10/25/2011
'Til Death Do Us Part I was moved by the story of the long-married couple who died while holding hands.

My parents were married 65 years. They each experienced life threatening illnesses this past Spring... More >>

Tags: Marriage, Response to a Comment
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10/24/2011
Pro Gun Ownership Last evening, I received a call from my 21 year old college student daughter regarding her communication course (speech class) at a university in the San Francisco Bay area. She needed a persuasive topic for her next speech. More >>

Tags: Response to a Comment
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10/24/2011
He Was Right - I Wasn't Being His Girlfriend My husband and I lived together for 6 years before we got married. This was my fault; he regularly proposed to me, but I felt the "choice" of being together was better than being "stuck" with a binding contract. More >>

Tags: Husband's Girlfriend, Marriage, Shacking Up, Shacking-Up, The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage
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10/24/2011
A Toddler's Lament Mommy please stay,
Mommy please stay.
I love you Mommy,
Please, please STAY... More >>

Tags: Parenting, SAHM stay at home moms, Values
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