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03/27/2018
'My Hero' Two weeks ago, I got an email from April, who told me her daughter had chosen to write about me for a school essay entitled 'My Hero.' Of course, I asked April to send a copy of it, and she did. Here is 11-year-old Savannah's essay... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-Conscience, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Regarding Dr. Laura, Teens, Values
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03/27/2018
How to Defeat Your Self-Destructive Behavior Everybody has self-destructive behaviors, some worse than others. Here's how to stop yours once and for all... More >>

Tags: Addiction, Attitude, Bad Childhood-Good Life, Behavior, Character-Courage-Conscience, Dating, Eat Less-Move More, Health, Personal Responsibility, Relationships, Stop Whining, Start Living, Ten Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up Their Lives, Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives, Tips, Values
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03/26/2018
I Was Doing It Wrong! I called you five years ago, when my boss had excluded me from a golf event. At the time, you told me that guys just wanted to do things with guys and it didn't mean anything. I was appalled and vowed never to listen to you again... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-Conscience, Dating, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Shacking Up, Values
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03/26/2018
The Keys to Being Present The simplest definition of 'being present' is the awareness of who we are and what we experience without judgment or emotion... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Friendships, Personal Responsibility, Relationships, Relatives, Stress, Tips
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03/23/2018
Lazy and Undisciplined No More! One thing you said that REALLY got my attention was your comments about two years ago to an overweight woman. You told her she was lazy and undisciplined and she did not care about the impression she was making on others. OUCH! Those words hit home. More >>

Tags: Eat Less-Move More, Exercise, Health, Personal Responsibility, Regarding Dr. Laura, Response to a Comment, weight loss
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03/22/2018
The Best Decision For Your Child ...Since I was a little girl, I've always wanted to be a stay-at-home mom, yet today's social climate makes me feel like that's not an achievable goal anymore... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Day Care, Job, Personal Responsibility, Stay-at-Home Mom, Values
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03/21/2018
The Greatest Gift A Man Can Give ...The only way I could fall asleep at night was to divert my mind and listen to your shows. Every night, I heard unhappy women complaining about their husbands. I wanted to tell them that the powerful feeling of sweet love given and received is remembered long after the bitterness of regret... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Health, Personal Responsibility, Values
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03/21/2018
6 Things That Hurt Your Marriage More Than Cheating When we think about behaviors that ruin a marriage, people immediately jump to flirting and affairs. However, there are a number of things that hurt your marriage even worse... More >>

Tags: Adultery, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Divorce, Marriage, Personal Responsibility, Relationships, Ten Stupid Things Couples Do to Mess Up Their Relationships, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage, Tips
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03/19/2018
In the Era of Caregiving: Relationship Reality Bites ...There are many lessons we can take from attempting to balance caregiving with relationships. As a dementia caregiving survivor, many of these lessons I learned the hard way... More >>

Tags: Health, Marriage, Personal Responsibility, Relationships, Relatives, Stress, Values
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03/12/2018
Why You Should Change Yourself Instead Of Your Spouse! Change is hard for a lot of people. When you look at your relationship, I am sure you can see a lot of things our spouse needs to change but what about you... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Personal Responsibility, Relationships, Stress
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