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10/16/2018
What I Want to be When I Grow Up When I was growing up, to earn my weekly allowance, my dad used to have me write an essay. One week, he assigned me to write about what I wanted to be when I grew up... More >>

Tags: FeminismMorals, Ethics, ValuesSAHM stay-at-home momSocial IssuesValues
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10/09/2018
Changing Lives For The Better My wife and I have struggled with a defiant daughter who took every bit of energy from us until she finally moved out, leaving us devastated. What we did not realize was the years of focusing on the one child had caused our two boys to get seriously overweight... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceSocial IssuesThe Proper Care and Feeding of HusbandsValuesWomen's Point of View
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10/08/2018
Being A Woman Is An Amazing Gift I consider myself a reformed feminist. In my early twenties, I bought the hype that women who acted like men were sexy and empowered... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceSocial IssuesThe Proper Care and Feeding of HusbandsValuesWomen's Point of View
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10/05/2018
Finding My Path I'm 35 years old, and I found your program six months ago. I have listened every day since then. Early on, I heard you say you were a 'recovering feminist,' and I thought 'what is that??'... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceSocial IssuesValuesWomen's Point of View
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09/25/2018
Fighting Addiction ...My husband served in the Army and while in Vietnam, he became addicted to heroin. He was a door-gunner on a helicopter. Anyway, the camp's drug dealer was my husband's bunk mate... More >>

Tags: AddictionDrug AddictionHealthPersonal ResponsibilitySocial Issues
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08/31/2018
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 >>

Tags: BehaviorChivalryMannersMotherhood-FatherhoodPregnantRaising Boys to MenReal menSocial IssuesValues
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08/30/2018
It's Time to Ban These Three Words: 'Typical Teen Behavior' We use 'typical teen behavior' to refer to a broad range of things our teens do, much of it unbecoming. Whenever they appear moody, or stop talking to us, or resist our reminders about from everything from deadlines to hygiene, our go-to explanation is that they're just being typical teens. But are they... More >>

Tags: Motherhood-FatherhoodParentingSocial IssuesTeens
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08/28/2018
What I Want to be When I Grow Up When I was growing up, to earn my weekly allowance, my dad used to have me write an essay. One week, he assigned me to write about what I wanted to be when I grew up... More >>

Tags: FinancesMorals, Ethics, ValuesSAHM stay-at-home momSocial IssuesValues
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08/22/2018
Be Your Kids Super Hero: 9 Habits to Healthify Your Kids Screen Time According to Medline Plus, screen time is a term used for activities done in front of a screen, such as watching TV, working on a computer, or playing video games. Three hours of daily TV viewing is common for kids. Total screen time soaring to five and even seven hours daily is not untypical... More >>

Tags: BehaviorInternet-MediaMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingSocial Issues
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08/17/2018
Fighting Addiction ...My husband served in the Army and while in Viet Nam he became addicted to heroin. He was a door-gunner on a helicopter. Anyway, the camp's drug dealer was my husband's bunk mate... More >>

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