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Bad Childhood-Good Life
06/11/2014
Bad Childhood, Good Life I am writing you about a book you wrote that helped me finally heal and stop beating myself up about a BAD CHILDHOOD and WHY ME? LOL... More >>

Tags: AbuseAttitudeBad Childhood-Good LifeBehaviorMental HealthPersonal ResponsibilityRegarding Dr. LauraValues
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05/30/2014
The Light Went On for My Husband I don't get to listen to you very often because of scheduling conflicts; however I listen when I can... More >>

Tags: Bad Childhood-Good LifeIn-LawsMarriageRelativesResponse to a Call
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05/27/2014
Grief and Guilt Are Different After years of torment at the hands of my parents, I decided to leave them... More >>

Tags: AttitudeBad Childhood-Good LifeMarriageMental HealthPersonal ResponsibilityRelativesStress
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05/19/2014
How Addicts Have Affected My Life I have had several addicts in my life. I grew up with an alcoholic mother. I was an exchange student with an alcoholic host father. I had an alcoholic older brother and an alcoholic older brother-in-law... More >>

Tags: AddictionBad Childhood-Good LifeBehaviorMarriageMental HealthRelativesValues
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05/16/2014
Throughout Life, You Make Choices ...I can confirm that you are right to say that no matter how bad a situation was in our childhood, we still have a choice of what to do with what is. Even as a child, I made my choice... More >>

Tags: AttitudeBad Childhood-Good LifeMental HealthPersonal ResponsibilityRegarding Dr. LauraValues
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04/14/2014
Running Away from Home The hardest thing I had to get through was leaving my siblings ages 12 and 4 when I ran away from home when I was only 14 years old... More >>

Tags: AbuseAddictionBad Childhood-Good LifeMental HealthParentingPersonal ResponsibilityRelativesStressValues
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04/02/2014
Our 25th Wedding Anniversary We got married in 1989 at a very ripe age of 24 and 23. The beginning went well, as it usually does, but we almost did not make it to our 10th anniversary. More >>

Tags: Bad Childhood-Good LifeMarriageMen's Point of ViewRead On-AirRegarding Dr. LauraThe Proper Care and Feeding of HusbandsThe Proper Care and Feeding of MarriageWoman Power
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11/26/2013
Never Too Late to Become Your Own Person Based on what my parents did to me as a child, the hardest thing to overcome as an adult was to learn how... More >>

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11/12/2013
Peace from India I am a Muslim woman living in India, I have never been to the U.S. or any western country. I never heard or read about you, until one day... More >>

Tags: Bad Childhood-Good LifeReligionSocial IssuesTen Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up Their LivesTen Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their LivesValuesWomen's Point of View
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10/17/2013
I Was Told One Thing, But Taught Another I was told as a child that I should open doors for women, treat them with respect, defer or apologize to them when it is necessary... What I was taught, however, was what never exited between the teeth of my parents. What I was taught had nothing to do with what I was told. More >>

Tags: AttitudeBad Childhood-Good LifeBehaviorCharacter-Courage-ConscienceChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyMarriageMen's Point of ViewParentingPersonal ResponsibilityValues
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