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02/20/2013
A 16 Year Old's Take on Facebook As I spoke to this man (who has a Facebook page for the farm only, to promote the business and people's knowledge of healthy food), the topic of Facebook came up. More >>

Tags: Attitude, Change in Attitude, Character-Courage-Conscience, Character/Courage/Conscience, Internet-Media, Internet/Media, Religion, Social Issues, Social Media, Teenager, Teens, Values
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02/20/2013
What Kind of Dog I'd Be I am not trying to butter you up, Dr. Laura, honestly, but if were to be a dog, I would choose to be a Rhodesian Ridgeback. More >>

Tags: Behavior, Patience, Values
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02/19/2013
'Is Your Son in Day Care?' ...Recently, I was out with my son, sisters, and mom celebrating a sister's birthday. An older couple nearby were making a big deal about how well-behaved, quiet and smiley my baby was... More >>

Tags: Family, Family/Relationships - Parent/Child, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Mothers, New mom, Parenting, Raising children, Relatives, SAHM, Values
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02/19/2013
My Grandmother's Last Moments When I was growing up, my parents went to work, watched TV, and slept. If we interfered with any of that they'd yell. So my grandmother raised me. More >>

Tags: Family, Family/Relationships - Family, Grandchildren, Grandmother, Grandparent, Grief, Mental Health, Relationships, Relatives
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02/15/2013
Taking Care of Each Other My 86-year-old dad passed away 5 years ago. My mom lived almost 100 miles from me and she said she didn't want me to have to come visit her every weekend so she would just move in with me. I loved the idea because I thought I would be able to take care of her. More >>

Tags: Adult Child-Parent, Eat Less-Move More, Exercise, Family, Family/Relationships - Adult Child/Parent, Grandchildren, Grandmother, Health, Marriage, Relaltives, Relatives, Taking care of parents
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02/15/2013
Put Your Feelings Aside I was surprised to find that my sister and I got through most of the care giving without incident, but I also believe that was at least partially due to the fact that I decided to keep my thoughts to myself regarding her behavior. More >>

Tags: Adult Child-Parent, Attitude, Behavior, Family, Family/Relationships - Adult Child/Parent, Feelings, Relaltives, Relatives, Siblings, Sisters, Taking care of parents, Values
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02/14/2013
Why I Fell in Love I was used to boys telling me what I wanted to hear and always doing the socially expedient thing. Then along came Nick. More >>

Tags: Dating, Feminist, Marriage, Raising Boys to Men, Real man, Social Issues
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02/14/2013
Your Attitude Makes You Beautiful Trying to condense what the most important ingredient of human beauty is into one thing is difficult. But what I've concluded is that it's attitude. More >>

Tags: Addiction, Alcohol, Attitude, Health
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02/13/2013
Heartfelt Feelings for Their Valentines So many of you sent in emails on why you fell in love with your spouse and how they make your life better. Here are only a few of those loving messages: More >>

Tags: Behavior, Gratitude, Holidays, Husbands and Wives, Life Lessons, Raising Boys to Men, Real men, Spouse, Valentine's Day, Values
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02/12/2013
My Husband's Love Story Dream ...I sent out 40 invitations to women whom I had cared about at our former church. These women were invited to my home for Valentine's Day 2013, for a LOVE FEST. Each woman was invited to come ready to share something about love for two to three minutes. More >>

Tags: Holidays, Husbands and Wives, Marriage, Valentine's Day
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