I am my kids' mom, I am my husband's wife, and I WAS abused as a child. My sperm donor and my Mother divorced when I was only months old. I didn't know my sperm donor, he wasn't interested, and he chose a different family. More >>

If you haven't been through it, there is no way to describe it. It's awful, it's painful, it's shameful - I can't think of enough "ful" words... For me, it was my father - yes, my biological father, who is now known only as "my sperm donor". More >>

It is my never-to-be-humble opinion that coach Joe Paterno from Penn State ought to be in jail. Fired wasn't enough. Let's see, endangering the welfare of minors, knowing kids were being molested and not reporting it to the police? I don't know, I think that should be actionable. More >>

I really appreciated your show about male victims of domestic violence. This is a problem not many in the domestic violence industry want to admit exists. They try to pass this off as a gender specific issue. It is not. More >>

I want to thank you for sharing my blog...And I want to share a comment I received from a fellow Dr. Laura fan. It read: "I found your blog through your 1st post that was highlighted in Dr. Laura's daily email. I wanted to say thank you. Thank you for being such a strong mother and for facing head on, the soul-sucking monster that is addiction..." More >>

For the past year I have been working part time for additional income for our household. Thanks to you, I realized how much it was hurting our family for me to be away from home and not being 100% a wife, mother, lover and caretaker. More >>

I love the Apples Poem and I've heard it many times before, but the line "the apples at the top think something is wrong with them" always bothered me. Not all of us quality girls think something is wrong with us. More >>

I had a Dr Laura moment, and the guts to blog about it because of you: Reach for Those Stars? (AKA Shame on You Seventeen Magazine) More >>

My husband and I made the decision back in March to leave the city we live in, and move out into the country near our hometown... The idea behind moving was to start a family of our own in a small town...

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It's that time of year again. Stores have been cleaned out, clothes purchased and backpacks are full. Kids from Kindergarten through High School are anticipating the new school year and all of the adventures and challenges that can bring. More >>