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Letters From Listeners
02/14/2012
The Perfect Valentine My mother sent the perfect Valentine to me, my brother and sisters today. To understand the "story", you need to know her father (my grandfather) was killed in a chemical plant explosion; her husband (my father) was then also in a chemical plant explosion 29 years later. More >>

Tags: Adult Child-Parent, Family/Relationships - Adult Child/Parent, Holidays, Relationships, Valentine's Day
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02/13/2012
Making the Move to SAHM When I was 24, an ambitious young woman and aspiring entertainment executive, two things rattled my career-gal world: First, I read Lisa Belkin's article, "The Opt-Out Revolution" about successful women who decided to "opt-out" of their careers and become SAHMs. Second, I started listening to you. More >>

Tags: Budget, Finances, Morals, Ethics, Values, Parenting, Read On-Air, Response to a Comment, SAHM stay-at-home mom
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02/13/2012
How Facebook Affected Me I am currently separated from my husband of 29 years. Just last week, I deactivated my Facebook account because I found it made me angrier and hurt. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - Family, Friendship, Friendships, Marriage, Read On-Air, Relationships, Relatives
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02/10/2012
Why I Quit Facebook ...I am a young mom (28 with 4 kids, started when I was 19) and I was finding seeing pictures constantly of all the outings my old group of friends were having without me was making me depressed and resenting the life that I CHOSE! More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - Family, Friendship, Friendships, Marriage, Motherhood, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Relationships, Relatives
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02/10/2012
Facebook Smackdown The worst thing I've done on Facebook was to call someone out on what I perceived as bad behavior. I've always hated Facebook birthday greetings because I think they are lazy and impersonal. More >>

Tags: Bad Behavior, Behavior, Friendship, Friendships, Values
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02/09/2012
Guns in Canada Just wanted to respond regarding a caller from Friday's show from Canada saying guns aren't allowed in Canada. That is completely incorrect. Many people have guns in Canada, however... More >>

Tags: Read On-Air, Response To A Call
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02/09/2012
Why Don't Wives Listen? Regarding your YouTube video entitled: Helping with His "Honey-Do" List... as usual, I loved your answer to this woman. I remember several times where my wife would ask "What can I get you for Valentine's Day (birthday or whatever)?" More >>

Tags: Marriage, Men's Point of View, Sex
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02/08/2012
Midlife Changes - Listeners tell their stories When asked, "What's the most important change you made in your life once you hit your mid 40s or 50s? How did it turn out?" many listeners submitted their stories. Here are only a few: More >>

Tags: Health, Marriage, Morals, Ethics, Values, Parenting, Values
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02/07/2012
Reading The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands while Deployed! I am sending you a picture of me reading your book "The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands" while I am deployed in Afghanistan. By the way, my desk has since been cleaned... More >>

Tags: Military, Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, Values
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02/06/2012
My Letter to the Susan G. Komen Foundation As a past walker with the Susan G. Komen Foundation, I'm INCREDIBLY disappointed in the way this organization has waffled and crumbled under pressure with regard to the Planned Parenthood decision. More >>

Tags: Abortion, Breast Cancer, Planned Parenthood, Social Issues, Values
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