I'm a junior in high school and my mom and I are huge fans of your show. Because I am 17 and saving for a car, my mom allows me to drive her car to work. Every time I do that, I listen to your program, and I am so thankful I've had the opportunity to listen starting at a young age... More >>

I am married and childless; she is shacking up with her boyfriend and got pregnant but lost the baby late term. Despite an incredibly unstable relationship with the boyfriend, she is trying to get pregnant again and says she has a 'right' to be a mother. I plan to share the following with her, knowing she may not talk to me again... More >>

I decided to go to school to learn about child development. I did not have the best upbringing, and knew when I had children, I wanted to be the best mother I could be. I actually excelled in college and I was now a 'Child Development Major'. Then I had my first child... More >>

My daughter is nearly 14 (another daughter is 12) and yet to bring up boys much, which is good, but I know she has questions like - when will a boy like me? And if I have my way, not for another 5 years. More >>

I'm not a mother or father, but I'm a daughter who took the time I spent with my father seriously. When I was a teenager, my dad drove me to and from youth group, and while he drove we talked - about boys, dating, school, whatever came up. More >>

I grew up in a house where my father verbally, emotionally, and physically abused me and my two sisters (I thank God there was no sexual abuse to any of us). His mood swings were sporadic and we were always walking on eggshells. More >>

...I was a stay-at-home mom (my kids are now all young adults), and when my youngest was in second grade, the school had a 'mother's day lunch' for kids in her grade and their moms... More >>

Recently a friend asked for my advice when she was considering divorcing. My marriage broke up several years ago, and I told her it was one of the biggest regrets of my life. If I had to do it all over again, I would have definitely worked at saving the marriage... More >>

...I have a daughter home from college for the summer. In the 8 weeks, she's been home, the room has been clean about 5 days. For the past 3 days, I have told her to clean it up... More >>

I've been married for 32 years, and my husband and I have had the privilege of raising two daughters. I stayed home with them and jumped in with both feet, teaching religious education, being a 'room mom' at school, baking cupcakes, and getting up at the crack of dawn for years to make lunches for them... More >>