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01/03/2019
Reminders That I Did The Right Thing ...As I was reading to my little ones, a very well-dressed mother and her three-year-old son who was clutching a toy airplane hurriedly walked by us. The mother dropped her son off at the daycare, and he immediately started screaming... More >>

Tags: Day CareJobParentingPersonal ResponsibilityValues
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01/03/2019
Getting Our Son Away from Video Games I have a 25 year old son who is a good kid - very conscientious and good-hearted, but distracted by video games. My wife and I worked on the issue during his teenage years to no avail. More >>

Tags: EducationPersonal ResponsibilityResponse to a CommentValues
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12/22/2018
T'is the Season... But Don't Forget to Take Care of You Here we go... into the crazy holiday season again. Ready or not, it's here. Love it, hate it, or couldn't care less - this is a time of year when...how do I put this? People get crazy busy and energy is frantic many places you go. Let's be honest, it can be exhausting. Especially if you're the person who makes it all happen... More >>

Tags: BehaviorHolidaysMental HealthPersonal ResponsibilityRelationshipsStress
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12/19/2018
We've Come A Long Way My husband and I stupidly got married after knowing each other for only eight months. I didn't realize then that people are on their best behavior when dating, and you need to take the time to get to know each other better... More >>

Tags: BehaviorDatingMarriagePersonal ResponsibilityValues
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12/18/2018
If I Could Turn Back Time In my twenties and early thirties, I enjoyed a successful career in the financial services industry. One of my first hires was perfect for the job, but a few months after we hired her, she told me she was newly pregnant and decided she was going to stop working and raise their child... More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorJobMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingPersonal ResponsibilityStay-at-Home MomValuesWomen's Point of View
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12/17/2018
After Kicking Him to the Curb When my oldest was heading down the slacker path, I booted him out. The rule is: to stay at home after age 18, my kids must either be employed full-time or in school full-time and passing... More >>

Tags: Personal ResponsibilityRaising Boys to MenReal menValues
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12/16/2018
The In's and Out's of the Holidays for the Highly Sensitive ...The holiday season can bring extra trepidation. We feel the pressure to put ourselves out in the midst of the holiday hustle and bustle and we feel the need to protect ourselves from overstimulation. This time of year, puts many of us face to face with forced socializing, hosting, family drama and paradoxically, feelings of loneliness... More >>

Tags: BehaviorHolidaysMental HealthPersonal ResponsibilityRelationshipsStress
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12/10/2018
Let Them Figure It Out My children are 28 and 29 and have good jobs with their own apartments. They are 'off our payroll' as my husband and I joke. When they had a problem, my husband would recite his mantra to me... More >>

Tags: Motherhood-FatherhoodParentingPersonal ResponsibilityValues
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12/07/2018
I Know I'm Doing The MOST Important Work There Is I have a 7-month-old little boy. When I was pregnant, my husband took a completely different career path for the sole reason of allowing me the privilege to raise our son... More >>

Tags: Day CareParentingPersonal ResponsibilityStay-at-Home MomValues
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12/06/2018
I'm Not Lucky, I'm Doing My Job We listened to a call recently about a mom with two kids in daycare. We paused our homeschooling to listen to the entire call... More >>

Tags: Day CareParentingPersonal ResponsibilityStay-at-Home MomValues
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