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07/30/2018
Reversal Of A Snowflake I was a snowflake because at 23 years old, I was still living at home. I wasn't lazy or unmotivated, but I had almost no self-confidence, because of how my dad treated me when I was very small. I was made to feel like I couldn't do anything right... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Character-Courage-Conscience, Personal Responsibility, Values
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07/26/2018
Parents, Please Be Hard On Your Kids Growing up, my parents gave in to most of what I wanted. If I really wanted to go to a friend's place or party, they would start out by saying no, but could almost always be convinced by my whining, crying and listing endless reasons why I should be allowed to go. As a result, I learned to expect to have my way in life... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Personal Responsibility
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07/25/2018
One Hundred Times More Beautiful Your recent show where you had husbands call in about their wonderful wives inspired me to tell you this story... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Relationships
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07/24/2018
A Mother Is A Priceless Gift For A Child I chose to be a stay-at-home mom when my twins were born 15 years ago. We have a third child now who is almost 12. I have a college degree and an MBA, and I never think that my education was useless or a waste of my time... More >>

Tags: Job, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Values
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07/23/2018
NO Babies Before Marriage I am the proud stay-at-home mom of three children who my husband and I are raising to have strong morals and values. One thing we stress is no sex before marriage. It became clear to me recently, that not only is our message getting through to them, but they're not afraid to stand up for what is right either... More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Humor, Marriage, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Regarding Dr. Laura, Values
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07/20/2018
Salad Families I have three children and my husband has three children. We came back from a dream family vacation intended to make our newly formed 'salad' family of six children bond with each other... More >>

Tags: Divorce, Marriage, Parenting, Stress, Teens
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07/19/2018
Choices When my amazing husband passed away at age 59 several years ago, I was faced with a choice: curl up in a ball and let it defeat me or get back into life and really LIVE it with gusto to honor him and myself... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Character-Courage-Conscience, Relationships, Stress
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07/18/2018
Because Of Your Influence I want to share with you the impact you had on my life, which, in turn, had a significant impact on my son's life... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Character-Courage-Conscience, Parenting, Personal Responsibility
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07/17/2018
Bringing Myself Back For My Husband ...I thought of my poor husband at that moment. He had married an attractive woman, and in just a few years, he no longer had what he married... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Character-Courage-Conscience, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Eat Less-Move More, Personal Responsibility, Relationships, Women's Point of View
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07/16/2018
Remember He's a Man, Not a Woman I am 30 years old, married to a wonderful man with three children ages 6, 5 and 1. My father-in-law gave me your book, 'The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands,' almost 8 years ago for Christmas. As a young, naive woman, I was offended he thought that was a good idea. I put it on the shelf and never read it... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Gratitude, Raising Boys to Men, Real men, Respect, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, Values, Women's Point of View
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