...When my husband and I first agreed that I should stay home to raise our children, it was a struggle. My husband picked up extra shifts to make ends meet, and we scrimped and saved... More >>

My high school friend lives several states away. We are 67 years old. Her husband, 72, has Alzheimer's and a very aggressive type of Parkinson's disease... More >>

I wrote this for my wife of 34 years as a tribute to her being a stay at home mother to our sons, now ages 27 and 29... More >>

My 3-year-old still requires me to position him on the big toilet. If he's going to 'be a while' part of his routine is to listen to your podcast with me... More >>

...I know the first years of my son's life were awful with having a mom like me, but each day now I try to show him how to make good choices and why... More >>

I first learned I would be a father via a phone call. Not that unusual, I know, but there's a twist: this was a call from a county worker. More >>

My son is living in a different state for college but took a semester off to work full time. He called to tell me he was quitting the full-time job because he wasn't enjoying it and taking a part-time job instead. He'll be returning to school for the summer semester... More >>

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 >>

Often, we fill our pantries, refrigerators and produce baskets with ingredients that mark --- and spark --- the season. Spring might mean your baskets are overflowing with peas, asparagus, mustard greens and leeks (sometimes known as spring onions). Lamb chops might be broiling. What if instead, though, it took just a mere dash of an item you had on hand to give a dish a seasonal splash... More >>

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 >>