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01/18/2012
Women Who Love Prisoners There's an increasing population of women who want to date, have sex with or marry death row prisoners. Some women actually find that sexy. So I did some research in trying to understand more about why a woman would be turned on by that. More >>

Tags: DatingMorals, Ethics, ValuesRelationshipsSocial Issues
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01/09/2012
Was I Making a Big Mistake? ...I gave birth in 1980 to a daughter, who, in a very short period of time, gave her parents pause when we realized she was probably smarter than we were. I was a stay-at-home mom and at that time society was on the cusp of making those of us at home feel as though we should be "finding ourselves" outside the home. More >>

Tags: EducationFeminismMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingRead On-AirSocial IssuesValues
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12/19/2011
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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12/06/2011
Sexual Harassment in Elementary School You opened your show talking about how a nine year old boy was suspended from school for saying his teacher was "cute." More >>

Tags: Common SenseEducationPolitical CorrectnessResponse to a CommentSocial IssuesValues
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11/16/2011
I Am the Face of Child Abuse When the scandal at Penn State broke, and everyone was scrambling to protect the school football legacy, and coach Joe Paterno, I went on the air livid no one was talking about the children who were allegedly abused by Jerry Sandusky. More >>

Tags: AbuseChild AbuseMorals, Ethics, ValuesPersonal ResponsibilitySocial IssuesValues
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11/15/2011
Single Professional Female with Morals I need encouragement!... I firmly believe, as I know you do, women should not live with a man prior to marriage, nor have sex with them before they are joined in matrimony. It is very hard in this day and age to stay committed to such morals, especially with the endless scrutiny of my peers. More >>

Tags: AbstinenceDatingMorals, Ethics, ValuesSexSocial IssuesValuesVirginity
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11/15/2011
I Owe You a Huge Apology I listened to you faithfully for all the years I was a stay-at home mom raising my daughter. However, I always felt that you were unsympathetic and insensitive to the struggles of adults who were victims of child abuse. I guess I was so sensitive... More >>

Tags: AbuseChild AbuseFamily/Relationships - FamilyRelationshipsRelativesResponse to a CallSocial Issues
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11/15/2011
I'm One of the 20% I'm proud to say that I am in the 20% of people who do NOT stand by. I have had 2 opportunities to intervene when I saw children being physically abused. More >>

Tags: AbuseChild AbuseFamily/Relationships - FamilyRelationshipsRelativesResponse to a CallSocial Issues
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11/14/2011
Not Turning Our Backs on Child Abuse! ...We have had first-hand experience with people who deny and turn the other way on victims of child abuse. My niece, who is now in my husband's and my custody, was physically, emotionally and sexually abused by her dad (my brother). More >>

Tags: AbuseChild AbuseFamily/Relationships - FamilyRelationshipsRelativesResponse to a CallSocial Issues
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11/14/2011
Evil Absolved ..."My" sperm donor left my mother for his secretary when I was 3. My mother, feeling rejected, was swept off her feet by a child predator. This man saw my picture on her desk and said, "I'm going to marry you!" More >>

Tags: AbuseChild AbuseResponse to a CallSocial IssuesValues
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