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01/06/2014
My Kids Will Always Need Me When my daughter was 10 months old, I went back to work part time. She struggled and even refused to eat for the 5 hours she was at daycare... More >>

Tags: Day CareParentingPersonal ResponsibilityRead On-AirStay-at-Home Mom
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01/06/2014
Safe Sex vs. Abstinence There are many reasons to teach that sex is only to be practiced within the context of a monogamous marriage. More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyDatingMarriagePersonal ResponsibilityRelationshipsValues
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01/03/2014
At 75 When my wife turned 40, I told her I had no intention of trading her in for two 20-year-olds. When she turned 75, I wrote her this... More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat KindlyMarriageMen's Point of ViewPersonal ResponsibilityRead On-AirValues
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01/03/2014
Trust and Love Here is what I have learned from Dr. Laura since 1996... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyDatingPersonal ResponsibilityRelationshipsValues
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01/03/2014
Conditional Love My husband drew a line in the sand after we had been dating long enough for him to learn of my past... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyDatingPersonal Responsibility
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01/02/2014
Faking It With In-Laws I spent years disliking my husband's grandmother. She was more of a mother to him than his own, so she was the woman I shared him with the most... More >>

Tags: BehaviorCharacter-Courage-ConscienceIn-LawsMarriagePersonal Responsibility
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12/30/2013
Why Do New Year's Resolutions Typically Fail? Since my youngest turned 3, we've added "going to the movies" to our list of favorite family pastimes. So just in time for the holidays, when many more families reconnect by watching, renting or buying movies, here is my ranking of the children's movies I saw in theatres with my kids this past year. More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceDatingEat Less-Move MoreHealthHolidaysMarriagePersonal ResponsibilityValues
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12/20/2013
Loneliness is a Voluntary Condition This year, my husband decided to end our marriage of 18 years to pursue greener pastures. I could struggle with loneliness... More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorCharacter-Courage-ConscienceDivorceParentingPersonal ResponsibilityValues
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12/18/2013
Should All Kids Get a Trophy? I am a special education teacher in NYC and my children suffer from various disabilities... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceEducationPersonal ResponsibilityResponse to a CommentValues
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12/18/2013
An Act of Kindness Years ago, when we were leaving the state fair, my son, who was in third grade, was so excited to have some candy... More >>

Tags: ParentingPersonal ResponsibilityRaising Boys to MenValues
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