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10/16/2013
GFFL: Girlfriend for Life I have been married to my high school sweetheart for 3 years, we got married at 21 and just had our first sweet little boy 3 months ago. Although it has been the most selfless, exhausting, life changing 3 months of my life... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Stay-at-Home Mom, Values
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10/15/2013
Reminding Me Why I Wanted to Stay at Home I've been a stay-at-home mom ever since the first of my three children was born six years ago. I work part-time from home, but only a few hours a week... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms, Job, Marriage, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Values
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10/14/2013
How a Man Should Treat a Woman By example, my parents taught me that a man should work hard for his family, his wife comes first, then the kids. They taught me that NAP time for parents on Saturday afternoon was private... More >>

Tags: Adult Child-Parent, Attitude, Behavior, Marriage, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Values
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10/11/2013
Children's Literal Interpretations As you know children can be very literal in the way they interpret what you tell them. The following are a few of my children's responses... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Humor, Parenting
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10/10/2013
Marriage of a Child Hurts Mom or Dad More? I recently heard you say you believe a mom hurts more than a dad when the child moves on to the marriage phase. I'm not sure I agree... More >>

Tags: Adult Child-Parent, Attitude, Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Dating, Marriage, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Values
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10/09/2013
Never Stop Speaking the Truth More and more, it seems like there is a disconnect in society, a bifurcation of people who are marriage-and-family minded and people who are self-minded. Sex outside of marriage and getting pregnant outside of marriage are nothing new. More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Dating, Personal Responsibility, Relationships, Values
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10/08/2013
My Ah-Ha Moment Recently, I had a conversation with my husband about our finances. We are facing another salary cut and I am a bit worried about making ends meet. As we were wrapping things up, I told my husband... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Finances, Job, Marriage, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Stay-at-Home Mom, Values
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10/07/2013
Dating With Minor Children I have been told that I am a very stubborn woman. I was told by many people not to marry my now ex-husband. Did I listen? Nope. I married the wrong man. I then kept having kids... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Divorce, Marriage, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Values
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10/04/2013
Fantasy vs. Reality What makes my spouse better than any fantasy are numerous. The history we have shared for 57 years, along with the commitment, love and respect... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Personal Responsibility
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10/03/2013
I'll Take My Mother-in-Law for as Long as I Can Have Her Whenever I mention to someone that my mother-in-law is coming for a visit they say, 'Oh, aren't you lucky' with sarcasm dripping. I always respond, 'Yes, I really am' and mean every word of it. More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, In-Laws, Marriage, Parenting, Personal Responsibility
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