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08/13/2012
Financial Favorites in my Family I am the second oldest child: older brother, me, younger sister, younger brother. We're all in our forties and fifties. Our mom is widowed, Mom made my sister executor of her will and trust. More >>

Tags: Adult Child-Parent, Family/Relationships - Adult Child/Parent, Finances, Relationships
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08/10/2012
Look at How Cute He Is! Oh Wait, There's More... ...I had a friend who went to my church and she invited him one day. We got to know one another going to youth group. More >>

Tags: Behavior, Dating, Manners, Marriage, Morals, Ethics, Values, Relationships, Religion
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08/10/2012
Getting Infected on the Internet ...[O]ur shared computer became infected with all sorts of porn links to the point where even my printer was printing porn from our word processor. More >>

Tags: Internet-Media, Internet/Media
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08/09/2012
Time to Move Out! I want to let your caller know the advice you gave her to 'pack her son a lunch' is spot on! How do I know? You gave it to me 2 years ago. Here's what happened... More >>

Tags: Adult Child-Parent, Family/Relationships - Adult Child/Parent, Personal Responsibility, Pink slip on life, Relationships, Response to a Call, Social Issues
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08/09/2012
Words for Teenagers ...[T]he following words from a judge who regularly deals with youth: Always we hear the cry from teenagers 'What can we do, where can we go?' More >>

Tags: Backbone, Character-Courage-Conscience, Personal Responsibility, Social Issues, Teenagers, Teens, Values
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08/08/2012
Regret I Didn't Speak Frankly I am 53-years-old and I wouldn't trade what I now know for being young again. There are many areas in which I have gained expertise through life experience, but the one thing I wish I could have been in my younger days was more assertive. More >>

Tags: Backbone, Character-Courage-Conscience, Raising children, Values
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08/08/2012
Toddling About the Town My husband's co-worker ran into a local police officer at the store one day...The officer proceeded to talk to him about the crazy incident involving his 2-3 year old... More >>

Tags: Day Care, Day care horrors, Parenting, Values
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08/07/2012
Moving More, Eating Less One of the ways I keep myself moving more is by not waiting until I FEEL like it. If I don't feel like working out (which is most of the time!), I tell myself to... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Eat Less-Move More, Exercise, Fitness, Health, Motivation
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08/07/2012
Day Care Proud? My husband's adult son and daughter-in-law, brag about their three-year-old in day care. They pay extra for her to have computer classes and "tumble" classes. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - Family, Parenting, Relatives, Values
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08/06/2012
Dads Matter to Kids I have many favorite photos of my children, but if I had to choose it's the first day of school with their backpacks on their backs being walked to school by their dad. More >>

Tags: Dads, Memories, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Raising children, Relationships
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