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05/24/2016
Home for the Summer - a Letter to Our College Kids Your advice to a strand of callers with college-aged or older children prompted me to write the attached letter to my own children. My two kids are coming home for the summer from college and grad school. I thought you would get a kick out of this... More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentAttitudeBehaviorHumorMotherhood-FatherhoodParenting
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05/19/2016
A Father Should Be Great I am not usually a fan of poetry. However, I enjoy the poems of Edgar A. Guest. Here is one of my favorites which I thought you also might enjoy... More >>

Tags: AttitudeMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingValues
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05/18/2016
'What A Baby Costs' I am not usually a fan of poetry. However, I enjoy the poems of Edgar A. Guest. Here is one of my favorites which I thought you also might enjoy... More >>

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05/17/2016
I'm Not Your Friend, Because I Love You A friend sent me this yesterday. While watching it, I kept thinking, This mom MUST be a Dr. Laura listener... More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingPersonal ResponsibilityValuesWoman Power
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05/16/2016
To Serve My Country Or My Family About a year ago, I started struggling with the decision whether to stay in the military, or separate and focus on my family... More >>

Tags: MilitaryMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingPersonal ResponsibilityStay-at-Home MomValues
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05/16/2016
Love and Adoption I just listened to your opening remarks on adoption and they really hit home. I am a very fortunate adopted child... More >>

Tags: AdoptionMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingRegarding Dr. LauraValuesWomen's Point of View
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05/12/2016
Are Smartphones Making Us Dumb? Smartphones are screwing up our kids. They don't know how to talk to people. They don't know how to look people in the eye. They just know how to use their thumbs instead of their tongues... More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentFriendshipsInternet-MediaMotherhood-FatherhoodRelationshipsSocial IssuesStay-at-Home MomStupid Things Parents Do to Mess Up Their KidsTeensValues
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05/12/2016
The Reason We Call I am a past caller, that called about my husband not being sure if his daughter from a previous marriage is his. I called because we wanted to do the right thing... More >>

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05/11/2016
Stand-In Mommy Several years ago I called you regarding my parents and step parents... More >>

Tags: Bad Childhood-Good LifeMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingRegarding Dr. LauraValues
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05/05/2016
My 'Shopping Buddy' I just heard a caller tell how her preschooler commented that she wasn't a stay-at-home mom because she worked as a nurse. This prompted me to recall when my youngest son was that age and made a similar comment... More >>

Tags: HumorMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingStay-at-Home Mom
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