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10/03/2012
He-Man Girly-Girl and Pink Guns I very much enjoyed your telling us about your pink camo gun bag. Your shooting lessons and loving pink reminds me of my daughter, now 25. More >>

Tags: Response to a Comment
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10/03/2012
I Have to Get Creative to Exercise I have so enjoyed the encouragement of the other e-mails on making time to exercise. I thought I'd throw out a few of my own. Maybe it will get others thinking creatively. More >>

Tags: Eat Less-Move More, Exercise, Fitness, Health
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10/02/2012
What's Wrong with I was on a shuttle at the Phoenix airport...a 10 minute ride to my car. It was VERY full and I was lucky enough to find a seat after my exhausting trip. More >>

Tags: Behavior, Chivalry, Manners, Raising Boys to Men, Real men, Traditional Roles, Traditional values, Values
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10/02/2012
My Values Have Changed ...It was a little hard to give up the dramatic high school exciting kind of love for the real kind of lasting marital love. More >>

Tags: Dating, Marriage, Motherhood, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Relationships, SAHM stay-at-home mom, Traditional values
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10/01/2012
Holding my Tiny Baby The first time I held my baby girl, I felt more alive than I had ever felt before in my life. It was almost like life had just begun for both of us. I had no fear, no stress, no hesitation, just pure joy. More >>

Tags: First-time Parent, Motherhood, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Newborn, Parenting, Religion
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10/01/2012
Discipline Them and You'll Earn Their Respect When my daughter was about 12 (1990), she had a friend sleep over and I was to drop them off to meet other friends at a theme park. Before I dropped them off, I had to do some grocery shopping. My daughter's friend made a snide remark to me... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Disciplining children, Manners, Respect, Stay-at-Home Mom, Values
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09/28/2012
Daddy and Daughter That moment when I first held my daughter is still indelibly etched in my mind. I had spent the last several hours sitting next to my wife, letting her crush the life out of my fingers with each contraction... More >>

Tags: Fatherhood, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting
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09/28/2012
Wanted and Needed So I have been struggling lately with my marriage, and I feel like it is my fault. I am constantly looking for proof that my husband hates me even though I know he loves me and shows me every day by serving me and helping take care of our kids. More >>

Tags: Behavior, Marriage, Religion, Self-respect, Values
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09/27/2012
Word Gets Around Have you ever wondered what your loved one says about you when you're not around? I had. Recently, I've had two experiences which not only answered that question, but left me with a resounding and overwhelming feeling of... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Respect, Spouse, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, Values
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09/27/2012
Moving On with Life It was around this time last year that I picked up a audio book from you called 'Bad Childhood, Good Life.' After listening to it umpteen times (I travel a lot so it's a good listen on the long road) I realized it was time for me to stop blaming my father for my weight problems... More >>

Tags: Bad Childhood - Good Life, Bad Childhood-Good Life, Diet, Eat Less-Move More, Exercise, Fitness, Health, Overweight, Weight
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