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01/08/2019
Our Babies Need Us While taking my toddler son to a 'make-believe' children's play town, I noticed how alone most of the children were. They had a parent with them, but I saw multiple children who were physically in proximity to their parent completely ignored due to technology. Parent after parent was staring down at a cell phone like a zombie... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Values
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01/07/2019
Finding Peace I had a situation with my sister for several years. We had a conversation recently, but as soon as it started, I realized she had no intention of mending our rift, but instead brought up something that happened 30 years ago... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-Conscience, Mental Health, Personal Responsibility, Relationships, Relatives, Stress, Values
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01/06/2019
Cool Change ...My husband and I are preparing to 'launch' our 18-year-old daughter, as she has just gotten accepted to a competitive applied mathematics program at a fabulous university... More >>

Tags: Regarding Dr. Laura, Values
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01/04/2019
Trying To Spread The Word My best friend recently shacked up with her boyfriend and ignored my warnings about doing so. I recommended she listen to your show (I've been a fan for just over a year) and warned her that if he wasn't putting a ring on her finger, he wasn't willing to commit and lay his life on the line for her... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-Conscience, Day Care, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Shacking Up, Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives, Values
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01/03/2019
Reminders That I Did The Right Thing ...As I was reading to my little ones, a very well-dressed mother and her three-year-old son who was clutching a toy airplane hurriedly walked by us. The mother dropped her son off at the daycare, and he immediately started screaming... More >>

Tags: Day Care, Job, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Values
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12/19/2018
We've Come A Long Way My husband and I stupidly got married after knowing each other for only eight months. I didn't realize then that people are on their best behavior when dating, and you need to take the time to get to know each other better... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Dating, Marriage, Personal Responsibility, Values
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12/18/2018
If I Could Turn Back Time In my twenties and early thirties, I enjoyed a successful career in the financial services industry. One of my first hires was perfect for the job, but a few months after we hired her, she told me she was newly pregnant and decided she was going to stop working and raise their child... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Job, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Stay-at-Home Mom, Values, Women's Point of View
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12/17/2018
She's Finally Using Her Brain About a year ago, my wife and I were at a loss as to what to do with our 16-year-old daughter. We have younger children but this one has been a challenge... More >>

Tags: Parenting, Teens, Values
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12/14/2018
His Sacrifice For Our Family I know you appreciate real men in the world today, so I thought I would share a little about my husband... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-Conscience, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Regarding Dr. Laura, Relationships, Values
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12/13/2018
Learning From My Mistakes I've listened to you for 25 years, but that didn't stop my first marriage from failing... More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Regarding Dr. Laura, Relationships, Values
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