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Raising Boys to Men
07/12/2012
I Chose Well, But I Had No Idea HOW Well He just left for his fifth tour to Afghanistan. He (almost!) finished my entire 'honey-do' list before leaving. He left notes all over the house for me and our two daughters. More >>

Tags: AdmirationAttitudeBehaviorMilitaryRaising Boys to MenRead On-AirReal manRespectValues
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07/06/2012
Sneaking a Peek Something happened last week to renew my faith in today's young men... I was by the weight benches, working out with some small barbells. I was bent over, doing curls, and I noticed the high school boys rushing over to the wall, bending over a gym bag, rummaging through it, then glancing at me before rushing back to the court. More >>

Tags: BehaviorChivalryFeminismMannersRaising a real manRaising Boys to MenRead On-AirReal menSocial IssuesStay-at-Home MomValues
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07/03/2012
Women - Let Him Be a Man ...When I read your question 'Why do you think men no longer display acts of chivalry' I thought to myself, not my sons! But then recalled a couple of talks I had with them about women... More >>

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07/02/2012
Chivalry is Dead? Not in MY House Because your recent topic was chivalry, I knew I had to share my amazing husband with you. We started dating when he was only 22, when most men are really boys and not mature in their ways. More >>

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06/29/2012
I Owe My Happiness, In Part, to My Father-In-Law The first time my husband came to my apartment while we were dating, I noticed he'd put the seat down after using the bathroom. Chivalry at its finest! More >>

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06/29/2012
A Different Act of Chivalry We have been married for 29 years and I have never forgotten my love's acts of chivalry when I was pregnant with our second child. More >>

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06/28/2012
Men's Points of View on Chivalry's Death I am always amused by this, chivalry actually stems from the French word chivalia or horseman. As it turns out, chivalry was originally horsemanship, but as these first knights were rather beastly company... More >>

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06/28/2012
'Brave' is Not Good Role Modeling I took my daughter to see 'Brave' this past week. As beautiful as the animation was, I was horrified by the defiant feminist message and the way my daughter understood what the movie meant. More >>

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06/15/2012
A Tribute to My Dad My Dad was an amazing man. In the 1950s, he had 3 small children and a marriage that was headed for divorce. He did something which is common today, but not then. He convinced a judge he could take better care of us than our mother could. More >>

Tags: DadsDivorceFatherhoodImportance of FathersMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingRaising Boys to MenRead On-AirReal men
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06/14/2012
Dads Are So Important ...The 4th graders in our area move on to a 5th and 6th grade school, so this day is a very big one, since elementary school is over. The 4th grade kids parade through the school and are given final farewells and applause in the halls by their underclassmen... More >>

Tags: DadsFatherhoodImportance of FathersMilitaryMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingRaising Boys to MenRead On-AirReal men
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