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03/08/2019
Being a Better, Happier Wife Last year, I called you because I was having difficulty deciding between two jobs. The one I had was very stressful, and I had unpredictable ungodly hours. I was barely hanging on... More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Personal Responsibility, Stress, Values
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03/07/2019
Don't Laugh At Your Man's Needs I'm tired of not being able to have a conversation with other women about wives treating their husbands well without women immediately commenting that it 'works both ways.'... More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Personal Responsibility, Stress, Values
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03/06/2019
Making A Work Of Art Out Of My Life I'm getting married this weekend, and I'm sending you this email I have had drafted in my head for years! Our dad walked out on our family when I was young... More >>

Tags: Marriage, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Stay-at-Home Mom, Stress, Values
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03/05/2019
Thinking About Your Words Eight years ago, when I got pregnant with my son, I listened to you fiercely demand that mothers stay home with their children. I KNEW you were right, but I refused to admit that I was a mom who was willing to abandon my child to hired help... More >>

Tags: Job, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Stay-at-Home Mom, Stress, Values
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03/04/2019
Finding Inspiration ...I have always worked in the family business, but due to economic pressures have had to make changes for the future. The career I've had so far with the family company allowed my wife and me to raise four kids without daycare... More >>

Tags: Parenting, Stay-at-Home Mom, Stress, Values
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03/01/2019
Precious Moments A few months ago, I dropped my oldest daughter off for her first day at kindergarten. I worked hard to hold back the tears, but I did it...that is, until I got in my car... More >>

Tags: Parenting, Stay-at-Home Mom, Stress, Values
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02/28/2019
I Made It Happen! You Can Too Staying home with my kids was a priority for me. When my second child was born shortly after my first, I knew I didn't want to work anymore... More >>

Tags: Job, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Stay-at-Home Mom, Values
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02/27/2019
Lessons in Love I've been listening to you for over five years. I'm 54 now, and when I was 19, I married my first husband. He ran away with another woman and we divorced. I've learned from you now not to marry when you're so young... More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Dating, Marriage, Values
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02/26/2019
Becoming My Husband's Girlfriend Fifteen years ago, you saved my marriage. I was a mother of five, and my husband was a busy lawyer for a big company. He worked twelve hour days and always needed to be available. I worked part-time as a Registered Nurse, working late shifts and weekends. I was crabby, exhausted and not nice to my husband. I thought our marriage might end... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, Values
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02/25/2019
My Best Friend, My Girlfriend I bought 'The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands' for my wife when it was hot off the presses back in 2003. I read it first because I didn't want to lay it on the nightstand and risk getting in trouble... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, Values
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