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05/03/2018
Mom Is ALWAYS Needed I often hear people on your show say that they'll go to work when the kids are teenagers in high school because their kids won't need them around as much. I have a daughter who is a high school senior and last night was the first night I had total confirmation that she needs me now more than ever... More >>

Tags: AttitudeMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingStay-at-Home MomTeens
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05/02/2018
6 Tips for Raising Confident Daughters Raising a daughter who is confident, well-mannered and has a good self-image is not easy, especially in today's uncivil world. Growing up, I was not the most confident person, but I've come a long way since struggling with my own confidence growing up... More >>

Tags: Motherhood-FatherhoodParentingStressValuesWoman Power
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05/02/2018
You Never Get Time Back When my kids were small, I finally left my job and stayed home to raise them. I did get a part-time job when they were in school, and the hours allowed me to work only when they were there. I dropped them off every morning and picked them up after school. They didn't even know I worked... More >>

Tags: AdulteryAttitudeBehaviorMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingStay-at-Home Mom
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05/01/2018
The Grass Is Truly Not Always Greener Several years ago, when my husband and I were almost empty-nesters, my 20-year-old daughter discovered her dad was having an affair, and she told me about it... More >>

Tags: AdulteryAttitudeBehaviorCharacter-Courage-ConscienceDivorceMotherhood-FatherhoodParenting
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04/25/2018
How Long Do I Have with my Kids I was raised in the liberal Boston area. We were all supposed to have it all. Well, after having kids, I did work periodically: once using an institutional daycare center. My youngest, 18 months at the time cried for 1 week straight. More >>

Tags: Day CareDaycareMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingRaising childrenSAHM stay-at-home momValues
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04/24/2018
Is Your Child Being Bullied? 3 Ways Parents Can Step In Although bullying prevention efforts tend to focus on middle schools and high schools, bullying behavior begins at much younger ages... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceMental HealthMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingStressValues
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04/24/2018
Cherishing Motherhood I can remember adults around me asking me what I wanted to be when I grew up and I gave the usual answers for a girl of six: a ballerina, a doctor, and a lawyer. Then around 12 I realized what I really wanted was to be... More >>

Tags: CareerJobMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingSAHM stay-at-home momWife
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04/19/2018
Are You Ready to Have Kids? Perhaps you and your husband have been married for a little over a year. You both want children but want to know when is the best time for us to start trying? Is there ever really a best time? Most of your friends already have children, and you're starting to feel as if you should get started a little sooner than later... More >>

Tags: EducationFinancesMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingValues
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04/16/2018
Hanging Up My Ego The #1 biggest and hardest part about being a SAHM is that darned ego. I thought it would be easy to hang it up on the door because it would be replaced by buckets of warm fuzzies and the complete inner satisfaction that I am doing a job that know one can do better than me. More >>

Tags: CareerJobMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingRelativesSAHM stay-at-home momSibling rivalry
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04/13/2018
Shacking Up With Boyfriends My marriage of 11 years ended violently in November 2011. He left me with a traumatic brain injury and strangle marks on my neck. I'm now a single mom of 3 sons. I had always been a housewife/full time mom, so I was stressed about getting a job. More >>

Tags: AbuseBad relationshipsDatingMarriageMotherhood-FatherhoodMotheringParentingRelationshipsResponse to a CallShacking UpShacking-UpValues
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