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06/03/2019
I Chose Him Because Of How He Treats Me I was raised in a conservative home and taught from an early age that sex, while enjoyable, had the potential to produce a child and one does not risk that until they are ready for the responsibility and can provide a stable, loving home to raise that child. Because of this, I decided that my first sexual experience would be with my husband... More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Dating, Marriage, Values
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05/31/2019
Remarrying When Kids Are Young Is NOT The Answer I am on my second marriage. I have a 13-year-old with my first husband and an 8-year-old with my second. All the parties get along. My current husband treats my 13-year-old as his own. It all sounds dreamy, and many of my single or divorced friends think that my situation is just great. Well, it is NOT... More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Dating, Divorce, Parenting, Values
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05/30/2019
The Strength of Family My only child was diagnosed with a rare liver disease at age 21 and will need a liver transplant sometime in the next 10 years. We've listened to your show since he was a child, and I thought I'd share what a 23-year-old adult man thought about his stay-at-home mom after all these years... More >>

Tags: Parenting, Relatives, Stay-at-Home Mom, Values
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05/29/2019
Would Your 'Future Self' Be Proud Of Your Decisions Today? ...When the wounds were fresh and the kids were with her, I dated a few times, probably to convince myself that I was still desirable, but I discovered that while on a date, I was thinking about my kids. So, I stopped dating... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Character-Courage-Conscience, Dating, Divorce, Marriage, Parenting, Values
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05/28/2019
Expressing Gratitude Our daughter just finished her first year of college. My husband found a letter on his desk from her. Here's what she said... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-Conscience, Education, Parenting, Values
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05/24/2019
He Made My Wish Come True I used to work over forty hours a week on a head injury unit as a speech pathologist. I continued to do so after having my first son. I'd drop him off at my parents' house at 7AM and pick him up at 4PM. It was horrible. I felt like I wasn't a mom... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-Conscience, Parenting, Stay-at-Home Mom, Stress, Values
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05/23/2019
Making Your Own Way I'm a full-time college student and I'll be headed into my senior year this fall. Your constant words of encouragement toward 'making it happen' for yourself and standing up for what you believe in have helped me immeasurably... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-Conscience, Parenting, Stress, Values
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05/22/2019
I Think Dr. Laura Would Approve I am 29 years old, and four years ago, I married a MAN. He takes pride in working hard, protecting me, and making good decisions. Before we got married, thanks to you, I made it clear to him that I wanted to stay home when we had kids... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-Conscience, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Values, Women's Point of View
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05/21/2019
The Well-Being Of Children Should Always Come First Thank you for never letting off the hook those parents who put their love life ahead of the well-being of their minor children. My childhood was miserable because my parents married and divorced numerous times, shacked up, married people with kids and made new kids... More >>

Tags: Bad Childhood-Good Life, Divorce, Marriage, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Values
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05/20/2019
The Keeper Test My husband and I recently celebrated our 14th wedding anniversary. Recently, I asked him why he thought our marriage was so successful... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Dating, Marriage, Values
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