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Addiction
10/02/2012
Video: Mom Blames Me for Her Problems Just because your parent is no longer an active alcoholic, that doesn't mean they have matured. In this week's video, Trisha wants to know what to do with all her pent-up anger toward her mother who continues to be a troublemaker. More >>

Tags: AddictionAdult Child-ParentAlcoholismBad Childhood - Good LifeBad Childhood-Good LifeFamily/Relationships - Adult Child/ParentHealthMental HealthStress
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09/06/2012
Drug abuse and Drug Dealing Call Today you talked to a woman whose son has admitted to using and dealing drugs. You told her to turn him in to law enforcement and her first response was that her husband probably wouldn't do that, and you told HER to do it to save her son. More >>

Tags: AddictionDrug AddictionHealthRead On-AirResponse to a Call
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05/18/2012
Choosing Wisely is Very Important I divorced my children's dad because he was a drug addict. I remarried a few years later. I did not know about you back then and I really wish I had. I know why you tell parents to not re-marry. More >>

Tags: AddictionBad Childhood - Good LifeBad Childhood-Good LifeDivorceDrug addictionHealthSecond marriage
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05/07/2012
I Never Realized Men Had Feelings My mom's been an alcoholic for 30 years and is 3 times divorced. Dad was good, but absent after they divorced when I was 2 - he supported me financially, but I saw him like 6 times per year. More >>

Tags: AbuseAddictionAdult Child-ParentAlcoholismFamily/Relationships - Adult Child/ParentHealthRead On-AirSpousal abuseThe Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
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03/16/2012
Addiction and Recovery I was a drug addict who began with marijuana at 13 years old and graduated to methamphetamine and opiates over the course of the next 20 years. What finally got me to come clean was losing everything and hitting rock bottom. More >>

Tags: AddictionDrug AddictionHealthPersonal ResponsibilityRead On-Air
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03/07/2012
Delivering Consequences Can Be Tough This week, I had an opportunity to do the right thing with my nephew who has been living with us for the past 21 months. More >>

Tags: AddictionAlcoholismDoing the right thingFamily/Relationships - FamilyHealthPersonal ResponsibilityRelatives
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03/05/2012
Nature vs. Nuture I am a 25 year old newly married 5th grade teacher. I listen to your show at lunchtime while I grade papers. ...I have two stories to share. The first is touching, the second is telling. More >>

Tags: AddictionAlcoholismHealthRaising Boys to MenReal men
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02/29/2012
Fighting Addiction ...My husband served in the Army and while in Viet Nam he became addicted to heroin. He was a door-gunner on a helicopter. Anyway, the camp's drug dealer was my husband's bunk mate. More >>

Tags: AddictionDrug AddictionHealthPersonal ResponsibilitySocial Issues
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02/27/2012
Don't Make the Same Mistakes I began drinking at age 15. Mom would buy booze for me and my friends to have parties at our house while my dad was at work. I wasn't drinking every day -- just at parties. I graduated high school, and went to work at a bank. More >>

Tags: 10 Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up their LivesAddictionAlcoholismRead On-AirRelationshipsResponse to a CommentTen Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives
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02/15/2012
Talking With My Kids About Whitney Houston Leaving my son's basketball game, I gasped along with the rest of the world when I looked at my phone and read the shocking news: "Whitney Houston Dead at 48." My kids were all with me and so they naturally asked, "What?!" of my outburst. More >>

Tags: AddictionAlcoholismHealthParenting
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