Today I got verbally slammed by a working mother. I'm a SAHM of a three year old boy and I got into an argument with a family member about how my son spends his weekdays. This person insisted that my son wasn't be adequately "socialized", even though I explained that I'm part of a SAHM group that has activities practically every day...

 

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It's a rare night. A gift, really..... but they are all home and they're sleeping now. Six bodies in various stages of childhood.....most already in adulthood... each with their own signature pose in sleep. One with a tilted neck, one always out of the covers. Each with their own gifts and talents.....and shortcomings....

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I wanted to write to you and express my gratitude for your advice and commentary, because you have allowed me to see how fortunate I truly am I had a wonderful man raise me... More >>

I thought you might enjoy this poem, which I just wrote...

The Phoenix

I read about a mythic creature
whose most memorable feature
is its deathly immolation.
Magical, or aberration...

 

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A couple of weeks ago you read articles on dangerous and stressful jobs...
I am sure many of your listeners thought: what about "my" occupation. And that is basically where I am going with this. There are people out there who risk their lives daily to bring to our citizens a commodity that is all but indispensable...

 

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It's heating up in Texas, and this morning in the news there was yet one more heatstroke-related-death of a small child being "forgotten" in the car for an extended period of time. Too often it seems somewhere in these types of articles I'll read the parent forgot to drop the child off at day care while on his or her way to work...

 

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What you have done and continue to do for our society is priceless. Listening to you for the past, oh, 17 years or so, changed my life. I had never heard anyone speak so plainly in support of parenting my children of standing up for what is right and defending life...

 

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This morning I came home from work and was exhausted since I work until 1:30a.m. and climbed back into bed to get some sleep. My husband was interested in some us time, but I told him I was too tired...

 

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I wanted to drop you a line to tell you about my son, who was born on March 11, 2011 weighing just 1 pound and 11 ounces. He was born at 25w2d gestation and is holding his own in the NICU in one of the best NICU's a premature baby can be in...

 

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A few days ago I heard you to tell a caller if she believes and continuously tells herself she is not worthy of a good loving respectful man, then she is NOT going to meet one! Your mindset is key to what you want. She would rather keep a bad relationship because she believes she doesn't deserve any better...

 

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