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06/29/2011
IconI was raised in a household where liquor was never in the house. I have no clear recollections of my dad ever drinking while my mother will occasionally have a Bailey's & Coffee when out for special occasions. More >>

Tags: healthParentingResponse To A CommentSocial IssuesValues
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02/10/2011
IconI just finished your book, Surviving A Shark Attack (On Land). It is so refreshing to hear someone speak without the usual psycho babble and making excuses for dysfunctional acting people... More >>

Tags: FeminismSocial Issues
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02/02/2011
IconI had a very interesting interview with Florida state representative Kelli Stargel, who has introduced a bill requiring teachers of grades K-3 to rate PARENTS... More >>

Tags: EducationSocial IssuesStay-at-Home MomTeachersValues
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02/02/2011
IconI was listening to your program last week and heard Abbey Johnson tell her story. I was understandably outraged at Planned Parenthood (and have been since listening to you talk about their practices)... More >>

Tags: AbortionCharacter, Courage, ConscienceCharacter-Courage-ConscienceMorals, Ethics, ValuesPlanned ParenthoodResponse To A CommentSocial IssuesValues
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01/27/2011
IconEver since I heard your interview with Abby Johnson, I've been haunted. You read the opening chapter, and I froze in place. Your voice could have been that of the baby being aborted, had the precious child been given a chance to have a voice.... More >>

Tags: abortionBehaviorFamily/Relationships - ChildrengratitudeHealthParentingPersonal ResponsibilitySocial IssuesValues
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01/25/2011
IconLast week, I had a fascinating conversation with Abby Johnson, a former director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas... More >>

Tags: AbortionPlanned ParenthoodSocial IssuesValues
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01/20/2011
IconThis morning I was downstairs in the kitchen making breakfast when two sleepy 6-year old twin boys and their 4-year old sister walked tiredly down the stairs. All of them were dressed in their Disney "footy" pajamas, and were rubbing their eyes. As usual, morning hugs and kisses were given, and we cuddled on the couch under a blanket and read a morning story... More >>

Tags: Day CareMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodnannyParentingSAHM stay at home momSocial IssuesStay-at-Home Mom
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01/17/2011
IconYesterday was my birthday. Saturday, January 15 was Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday, which we now celebrate today as a federal holiday.  I'd like to honor Dr. King and share with you some of his more personal observations and advice on how to have a better life. More >>

Tags: Morals, Ethics, ValuesSocial IssuesValues
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01/13/2011
IconI heard you read that email about the Tide commercial. It made me think of this 5 Hour Energy commercial where a working mom was talking about how she is tired... More >>

Tags: Read On-AirSocial IssuesValues
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01/13/2011
IconI was home during the day recently and saw the following ad for Tide laundry detergent. A father finds his daughter's very short skirt hanging on the clothes line, he pulls it off the line and hides it... More >>

Tags: CharacterCharacter-Courage-ConscienceMen's Point of ViewMorals, Ethics, ValuesRead On-AirSocial IssuesValues
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