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03/07/2012
Delivering Consequences Can Be Tough This week, I had an opportunity to do the right thing with my nephew who has been living with us for the past 21 months. More >>

Tags: Addiction, Alcoholism, Doing the right thing, Family/Relationships - Family, Health, Personal Responsibility, Relatives
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03/06/2012
The Decision I Regret the Most Your poll: what decision do you/would you regret the most, really struck home for me today. Unfortunately for me it was getting married when I did. I didn't choose wisely and she doesn't treat kindly. More >>

Tags: Abuse, Marriage, Mental Health
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03/06/2012
Second Marriages and Babies I just heard the call from the "50" year old newlywed whose "40" year old wife desperately wanted children. I was in a similar predicament 10 years ago, when at 35 I married my husband, 11 years my senior. More >>

Tags: Behavior, Grandchildren, Gratitude, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Pregnancy, Relationships, Relatives, Response to a Call, Second marriage
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03/05/2012
Don't Think You Speak for Me I am in such a discouraged funk about our culture lately. The argument about birth control versus the freedom of religion was the straw that broke this camel's back! Any discussions about the subject I hear are always women vs. the big bad everyone else. So, here goes... More >>

Tags: Feminism, Health, Medicine, Politics, Religion, Social Issues, Women's Point of View
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03/05/2012
Nature vs. Nuture I am a 25 year old newly married 5th grade teacher. I listen to your show at lunchtime while I grade papers. ...I have two stories to share. The first is touching, the second is telling. More >>

Tags: Addiction, Alcoholism, Health, Raising Boys to Men, Real men
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03/02/2012
A Husband's Perspective on Rape In response to the caller who lost her virginity to a rapist and now finds intimacy with her husband difficult. I am the 26 year husband of the victim of a date rape. More >>

Tags: Abuse, Attitude, Cherish, Marriage, Rape, Response to a Call, Response to a Caller, Values
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03/02/2012
Championing Men and Marriage The other night at dinner, my husband of two months put down his fork, looked me straight in the eye and told me, "You're fun. I see my friends with their wives and they seem so boring, but not you, we always have fun together." More >>

Tags: Divorce, Marriage, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
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03/01/2012
My Vows to My Husband First, thank you for changing my views on marriage. I was a firm believer in the concept of common law marriages prior to listening to your show. After hearing show after show about women shacking up with boyfriends and most importantly, how this affects children when they are born into these situations... I (or you rather) changed my mind! More >>

Tags: Commitment, Marriage, Values
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03/01/2012
Some Math on Homeschooling We have been homeschooling for 15 years now, and yes, it's growing in popularity! Though it's true we started for academic reasons, we've stayed with it for the lesser known "perks" which boil down to quantity and quality time. More >>

Tags: Academics, Education, Homeschool, Homeschooling, Parenting
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02/29/2012
Fighting Addiction ...My husband served in the Army and while in Viet Nam he became addicted to heroin. He was a door-gunner on a helicopter. Anyway, the camp's drug dealer was my husband's bunk mate. More >>

Tags: Addiction, Drug Addiction, Health, Personal Responsibility, Social Issues
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