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03/16/2018
Stop Complaining, Start Taking Responsibility In a society where we women are empowered to 'take back our rights!,' I notice that we also don't want to have ownership of our 'wrongs'... More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat KindlyMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingRegarding Dr. LauraStay-at-Home Mom
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03/15/2018
Keeping Up With The Jonese When I hear mothers calling your show and whining about not wanting to quit work because they want to keep up with the Joneses, I groan... More >>

Tags: Motherhood-FatherhoodParentingRegarding Dr. LauraStay-at-Home Mom
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03/15/2018
Conversations You Should Never Have in Front of Your Kids Kids are the most technically advanced mechanisms for hearing ever known to man. Which is why we need to be careful about what we say around them. Here are 5 conversations you should never have in front of your kids... More >>

Tags: AbuseBehaviorMental HealthParentingStressStupid Things Parents Do to Mess Up Their KidsTips
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03/14/2018
My Hero I've been listening to you in my car while picking them up from school for at least six years. At first, they whined and were annoyed by all the callers and their problems, but I liked that the wisdom they were getting would eventually sink in along with the words my husband and I shared with them... More >>

Tags: Motherhood-FatherhoodParentingRegarding Dr. Laura
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03/13/2018
9 Ways to Be a Good Parent There is no way to be a perfect parent. But there are a million ways to be a good one. Here are 9 of the most important ones... More >>

Tags: Mental HealthParentingStupid Things Parents Do to Mess Up Their KidsTips
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03/12/2018
Baby Steps One day, I complained to my husband that he didn't shave enough or grab me and kiss me or have sex with me. He looked at me and said, 'I don't because I'm not attracted to you!'... More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorMarriageParentingStressValues
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03/09/2018
Creative Ways to Help Kids Behave We've done a variety of different things over the years to help our kids "readjust" to a straight path in life. They've been different depending upon the child (we've got 3). But here's one of 'em... More >>

Tags: BehaviorChildren's behaviorMorals, Ethics, ValuesParentingStay-at-Home MomTweens
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03/08/2018
Empty Nesting My husband retired early - six years ago when he was 62. I'm 7 1/2 years younger than he is, so I'm still working for at least a few more years. When he retired, I would wake up, get ready and go to work. It was difficult at the beginning for me because I was jealous that he could stay in bed and I had to leave... More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyMarriageParentingWomen's Point of View
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03/08/2018
Helping Dad in the Delivery Room My kids are 12 and 15. My husband was "required" to be in the delivery room, and although he is a pretty tough guy, he REALLY doesn't like the sight of blood. More >>

Tags: MarriageParenting
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03/07/2018
Focusing on my Boy I remember having to do a report in school about what we wanted to be when we grew up. I always knew I wanted to be a wife and mom. But I never thought it was the 'right' answer. So I would make up something. More >>

Tags: DatingFamily/Relationships - ChildrenParentingRelationshipsResponse to a Comment
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