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03/07/2014
Recovering Feminist I have been listening to your radio program for about 10 months now on my commute home every day. I know exactly when I started listening because it was when I went back to work after my latest maternity leave. More >>

Tags: Day CareJobMarriageParentingRead On-AirSocial IssuesStay-at-Home MomThe Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
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03/06/2014
You Are Stronger Than You Think About 3 years ago, I was at my mental limit living with three kids and an alcoholic husband. I had moved out and was living with my parents. More >>

Tags: AbuseMarriageParentingRead On-AirResponse to a CallSocial IssuesStay-at-Home Mom
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03/05/2014
Poem: My Kingdom You may close the door upon me
and think when you are gone,
"Poor thing, she's stuck at home all day" -
How wrong, my dear, how wrong. More >>

Tags: ParentingRead On-AirSocial IssuesStay-at-Home MomValues
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03/04/2014
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Daniel James Brown's robust book tells the story of the University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal, a team that transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans. More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceSocial IssuesValues
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03/04/2014
Love the Person Before You Make Love If I could go back in time and give my college-aged self some advice, it would be this: do not, under any circumstance, have sex before you're wearing a wedding ring on your finger. More >>

Tags: DatingRead On-AirSexSocial IssuesTeensValues
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02/25/2014
Your Kids Won't Like You 100% of the Time One of the biggest ways I have seen parents mess up their kids is by saying one thing and never following through on it. More >>

Tags: ParentingRead On-AirSocial IssuesStay-at-Home MomTeensValues
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02/24/2014
Newton's Third Law of Motion It is true, when a woman stops acting like a lady she will stop being treated like one. When I was in high school, among the boys, the girl who was the most loose in morals was the one who had the lowest compliments. More >>

Tags: DatingEducationRead On-AirRelationshipsSocial IssuesValues
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02/24/2014
Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason, and the Gap Between Us and Them A pathbreaking neuroscientist reveals how our social instincts turn Me into Us, but turn Us against Them - and what we can do about it. More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceRelationshipsSocial IssuesValues
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02/24/2014
Kid Focused Review: 'The Lego Movie' -  Glitzy Surface, Lackluster Substance The beginning of The Lego Movie has a nice hook and the last 20 minutes finally tie up loose ends, but the middle is just one huge promotion for the Lego franchise with a convoluted plot. More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceMovie ReviewParentingSocial IssuesStay-at-Home MomTipsValues
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02/21/2014
What a Crazy World We Live In As I lay in bed with my husband, we discussed the pocket fetal Doppler I purchased online so we could listen to our baby's heartbeat at home. I am 4 months along and excited that I can listen at home. More >>

Tags: AbortionHealthMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingRead On-AirSocial IssuesStay-at-Home MomValues
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