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02/01/2012
Standing Up and Speaking Out This is about standing up and speaking out. Not enough of you do it, and you don't do it often enough. There's a good reason you don't - because you get crap for it and most people want to avoid getting crap in their lives. More >>

Tags: Character, Courage, Conscience, Character-Courage-Conscience, Divorce, Morals, Ethics, Values, Values
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01/31/2012
A Real Man I'm sitting here listening to your program, hearing you talk about REAL MEN and how they are a dying breed... Honestly, I have to agree with you... but how lucky am I that I DID marry a real man! My husband is a former Marine who served his country willingly. More >>

Tags: Military, Morals, Ethics, Values, Raising Boys to Men, Read On-Air, Real Men, Values
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01/31/2012
Finally Free to Be Me ...I was a doormat for my mom to walk on for most of my years: I was her mother, her crutch and after my parents divorce - she treated me like a whipped husband. And I let her. More >>

Tags: Abuse, Adult Child-Parent, Family/Relationships - Adult Child/Parent, Parenting, Relationships
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01/31/2012
She's Getting It!! At Christmas, my husband and I wanted to get his daughter and her husband a gift which would keep on giving.. So we got them both their own copies of "Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage. More >>

Tags: Marriage, The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage, Women's Point of View
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01/31/2012
Excluded at the Office ...""Without jeopardizing my own career, how do I deal with my supervisor's '6th grade relationship' antics (like excluding some people and favoring others) that have gone on for 10 years? The only time I get spoken to is when the supervisor wants something from me. " More >>

Tags: Budget, Employment, Friendship, Friendships, Job
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01/31/2012
Excluded at the Office In this week's YouTube video, Jessica is feeling shunned and excluded from activities outside the office by her supervisor. More >>

Tags: Budget, Employment, Friendship, Friendships, Job
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01/30/2012
We Really Only Get One Chance I am embarrassed to say my son was 2 1/2 yrs old when I finally saw the light and quit my corporate job to stay home and raise him. I was scared of walking away from a good job and, in reality, we would be cutting our family income completely in half. More >>

Tags: Breast Cancer, Health, Motherhood, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Read On-Air, SAHM stay-at-home mom
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01/30/2012
Working in Childcare for Teen Moms I worked for several years as an infant/toddler "teacher" for a large childcare corporation caring for the very young children of parents who would rather have their careers than actually parent their own children. More >>

Tags: Adoption, Parenting, Teen pregnancy, Teens, Values
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01/30/2012
10-Second Recipes: Valentine's Menus with Real Value You can get in the pink this Valentine's Day by serving your family a menu of red specialties... Research shows the deeper red (or any dark color, like purple) produce is, such as red bell peppers, chiles, tomatoes, cherries, pomegranates and apples, the more protective antioxidants it provides. More >>

Tags: 10 Second Recipes, Budget, Eat Less-Move More, Holidays, Nutrition, Recipes, Stay-at-Home Mom, Valentine's Day
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01/30/2012
Dealing With Your Angry Child Anger is an emotion that is felt by everyone. Some people experience anger to a greater degree than others, but everyone has symptoms of the anger flu floating around inside of them. Anger can be caused by many factors. Sometimes the cause of anger can be easily identified, other times it cannot. More >>

Tags: Children, Parenting
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