When I was a little girl, I had this big white stuffed poodle dog that I took everywhere, even to town. When my mother tried to wash some of the dirt off him, I cried next to the wash machine! More >>

Sometimes people are a lot like dogs. When a dog barks and howls, he is protecting something. So, when you are having a disagreement with someone and they start 'barking and howling,' you have to ask yourself... More >>

...I have a daughter home from college for the summer. In the 8 weeks she's been home, her room has been clean about 5 days. For the past 3 days, I have told her to clean it up. More >>

My first serious relationship began about 2 years after I graduated from college and got my first full-time job. A friend set me up with a blind date, who was a coworker of the girl he was dating at the time. It began to get serious after the third date. More >>

I was 18 years old when an architectural firm hired me as a secretary. After my first day at work, my family asked if there were any handsome, young architects there. I told them there was a 21-year-old. but he wasn't my type. More >>

You recently had a call from a man whose son wanted to quit football shortly after it started. I had the same issue with my son a few years ago - I refused to take him home early from a practice because he didn't think he was good enough. More >>

It's difficult to chose one picture that is my favorite among the thousands taken of my children, but I would have to say that one of my favorites is a picture we took for our Christmas card a few years ago. More >>

When I lost my job as an HR Manager in 2010, I applied for unemployment benefits for the first time in my life. At first I was ashamed, worried, angry...and scared... More >>

My sister has a 2-year-old and is pregnant with her second. She works full-time as an attorney. She had her daughter in day care at the home of an older local woman with no license. More >>

I had a very wise mother in that she did not make sure that when one person got something all of us also got something of similar value. We were taught to wait for our turn. More >>