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10/14/2011
Raising Children as an Only Parent As talked about frequently, raising children as an only parent leaves a lot to be desired. Take it from me, a mom of 4. I have been divorced since my youngest was a year old (14 years). It has not been easy. More >>

Tags: children, Divorce, Parenting
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10/14/2011
Enjoying Time with My Husband I have been married to my husband for 32 years, and am still his girlfriend thanks to the constant reminding of you. We enjoy going out to lunch when we get a chance to do so, and wanted to tell you a funny story of one of our lunch dates. More >>

Tags: Husband's Girlfriend, Marriage
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10/13/2011
My 4 Year Old Even Gets It While having lunch with my 4 year old daughter, we were listening to your "call of the day," about a lady living with her boyfriend and basically being his nanny, with no promise of marriage. More >>

Tags: Humor, Morals, Ethics, Values, Read On-Air, Response to a Call, Values
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10/13/2011
Next Time I'll Choose Wisely ...I dated the guy for 3 years, he seemed like Prince Charming - little did I know. He lied to me about his whole life. In the beginning I even broke up with him because I got that "you're not telling me everything" feeling... More >>

Tags: choose wisely - treat kindly, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Dating, Marriage, Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives
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10/13/2011
The Solution is Not Always to Drug Them This is in response to the email: Let's Not Drug Them."

They wanted to "treat" my oldest for ADD when he was little. I refused treatment and switched to a charter school rather than drugging him. More >>

Tags: Education, Health, Parenting, SAHM (Stay at Home Mom), Stay-at-Home Mom
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10/12/2011
I Found PEACE by Taking On Another Task Okay... here I went! We all raced to the teacher resource store, office store, bookshelf store. We went to the school for a meeting with the teacher and principal, and to the library for curriculum and supplies. More >>

Tags: Education, Homeschool, Homeschooling, Parenting, Read On-Air, Stay-at-Home Mom
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10/12/2011
He Did the Dishes In one of your books (I think it was The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, or Marriage), there was a wife who wrote about how she told her husband he looked sexy washing the dishes, so he decided to do it more often! More >>

Tags: Marriage, Sex, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage
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10/12/2011
The Dangers of Seventeen Magazine I had a Dr Laura moment, and the guts to blog about it because of you: Reach for Those Stars? (AKA Shame on You Seventeen Magazine) More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - Teens, Morals, Ethics, Values, Parenting, Sex, Social Issues, Teens, Values
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10/11/2011
The Strength to Leave I raised my kids in a home with a man, who for 17 years kept us in fear. He wouldn't allow me to have any friends at all, nor even go with my mom to lunch for fear I would tell someone about our lives. More >>

Tags: Abuse, Character, Courage, Conscience, Character-Courage-Conscience, spousal abuse, Values
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10/11/2011
Searching for a Job Friday's call (10.07.11) from Donna caught my attention. She said SHE would "pound the pavement" to find a job while her husband sticks to the internet and such. Two years ago, I was out of work for 6 months. More >>

Tags: Internet-Media, Internet/Media, Response to a Call
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