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02/18/2019
5 Signs He Isn't Going to Marry You Feeling lovey-dovey and horny is not the same thing as commitment. Here are 5 signs that the guy you're dating has no intention of marrying you... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyDatingRelationshipsTen Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their LivesTipsValues
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02/15/2019
Changing My Mindset ...After our third child was born, we fell into a routine where we were two ships passing, discussing kid-related topics and attributing our lack of energy to do more than that to our not having slept in seven years! We were sinking... More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyMarriageThe Proper Care and Feeding of HusbandsValues
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02/14/2019
Taking The Time To Be Courteous One day I walked into the master bedroom after my husband had left for work and found that he had made the bed. I had meant to text him to thank him, but it kept slipping my mind... More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyMarriageValues
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02/13/2019
Love, Respect, And Sweetness I picked up 'The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands' for a friend, and then I started reading it first! I immediately saw how I had inadvertently discounted my amazing and patient husband... More >>

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02/12/2019
Getting Back On Track My husband and I married young, and after forty years, four kids, nine grandkids (and two on the way), we both jokingly tell everyone we 'ran off the dock, jumped in and started our life together.' We were so sure and so happy. The joke is that neither of can swim... More >>

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02/11/2019
Rearranging My Priorities When my marriage was young, and my babies were younger, I had mommy trouble. My brother and dad both died a year apart due to natural causes, which set my mother back 75 years... More >>

Tags: BehaviorMarriageParentingRelationshipsRelativesValues
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02/07/2019
Lucky to Have a Wife Like You My husband is in the military and is only allowed to write me letters and call maybe once every two weeks. Even though I am so proud of him and his service I started feeling a little disconnected, lonely, and resentful... More >>

Tags: AttitudeMilitaryThe Proper Care and Feeding of HusbandsValues
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02/06/2019
My Most Important Job I was a school social worker prior to giving birth to our first son, and at the time, my husband and I planned for me to return to work and place our son in daycare... More >>

Tags: Day CareJobMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingPersonal ResponsibilityStay-at-Home MomValues
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02/06/2019
Defining Goodness in My Life I have an 8-year-old cousin who I will call E. E was born to a drug-addicted son of a drug addict and his girlfriend who was a drug-addicted daughter of a drug addict. More >>

Tags: BehaviorCharacter-Courage-ConscienceFamilyFamily/Relationships - FamilyGrandmotherParentingRelativesRespectValues
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02/05/2019
Court Is In Session I am a proud full-time mom of two energetic and happy boys. About two years ago, they got into a yelling match, each escalating so they could get my attention and get the other in trouble. I had a quick idea and just went with it... More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingTeensValues
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