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12/10/2012
Making a House a Home ...After my husband proposed to me, we began saving every extra penny each of us was making. By our first anniversary, we had saved up enough to purchase a modest size house, with mortgage payments we could afford, even if my husband lost his job and had to work for minimum wage. More >>

Tags: Dating, Finances, Marriage, Personal Responsibility, Relationships, SAHM stay at home moms
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12/10/2012
Parents and Education I admit I was a little upset, the other day, when you spoke about how parents could impact their children's education. You forced me to face my childhood, which I always pretended didn't happen. More >>

Tags: Education, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Response to a Comment, Values
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12/07/2012
Training for a Marathon Is Like Training for a Marriage I've thought for over a week to email you and then my husband brought home 6 red roses tonight and I knew I needed to write you. This is maybe one of five or so times my husband has brought home flowers for me in the 11 years we've been together. More >>

Tags: Dating, Marriage, Pre-marital Counseling, Relationships
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12/07/2012
Christmas Gift Ideas My husband and I are really trying to give gifts of self this Christmas, partly because we're on a tight budget and partly because it's more in the true spirit of Christmas. More >>

Tags: Christmas presents, Family/Relationships - Family, Finances, Holidays, Relationships, Relatives
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12/06/2012
My Fabulous Man I met my husband in graduate school at a Catholic university. He was a priest and I had been a nun for 11 years. More >>

Tags: Adult Child-Parent, Family/Relationships - Adult Child/Parent, Marriage, Relationships, Religion
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12/06/2012
My Nephew Gets It I was visiting my mother recently while my 8-year-old nephew and 6-year-old niece (brother and sister) were also at her house playing. Mother and I were in the living room when the kids came walking in, arguing again as siblings do. More >>

Tags: Child's humor, Humor, Relationships, Relatives, Siblings
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12/05/2012
Career vs. Time at Home I really didn't give it much thought but always knew I needed to be home and my family would always come first...When I got back from Vietnam, I was married and just started in my career as an air conditioning and heating service technician. More >>

Tags: Career, Family/Relationships - Family, Grandchildren, Grandparents, Job, Marriage, Military, Relationships, Relatives
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12/05/2012
'Replacing' Mom I was just listening to the show and you were talking about how infants need to be home with their moms. I couldn't agree with you more. More >>

Tags: Parenting, Read On-Air, SAHM stay at home moms, Values
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12/04/2012
Recognizing The Struggle We spoke a few weeks back regarding my wife's mother who hasn't spoken to us since last Christmas because she didn't like the way we split our time up. I mentioned to you I was worried my wife would slip back into old habits and call her mother. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - Family, Follow up on a Call, In-Laws, Marriage, Mother-in-law, Read On-Air, Relationships, Relatives, Response to a Call
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12/04/2012
I No Longer Need You ...I didn't have role models of practical, common sense derived from strength of character. I spent most of my early adulthood analyzing every situation/decision by asking, "What would Dr. Laura do?".... More >>

Tags: Doing the Right Thing, Personal Responsibility, Regarding Dr. Laura, Values
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