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11/19/2018
Keeping Steam and Sizzle in the Bedroom My husband is easy. He's pretty much in the mood all the time. Whenever, wherever... we have sex at least once a day, sometimes two or three (and we're in our 40's). But because women are different, I found that it's good to always stay 'prepared'... More >>

Tags: Intimacy, Keeping sex alive, Marriage, Sex
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11/16/2018
My Secret to Happiness ...My husband and I moved to Florida a year ago, to go have fun and travel. Our less pricey rental was to be our home base. He soon came down with what turned out to be terminal cancer and passed away 5 months later at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville. More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Cancer, Gratitude, Happiness, Health
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11/14/2018
On Being a First Time Mom I decided to go to school to learn about child development. I did not have the best upbringing, and knew when I had children, I wanted to be the best mother I could be. I actually excelled in college and I was now a 'Child Development Major'. Then I had my first child... More >>

Tags: Motherhood, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Raising children
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11/13/2018
The Father of a Female Teen My daughter is nearly 14 (another daughter is 12) and yet to bring up boys much, which is good, but I know she has questions like - when will a boy like me? And if I have my way, not for another 5 years. More >>

Tags: Parenting, Teenagers, Teens, Tweens
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11/12/2018
Bonding with Dad I'm not a mother or father, but I'm a daughter who took the time I spent with my father seriously. When I was a teenager, my dad drove me to and from youth group, and while he drove we talked - about boys, dating, school, whatever came up. More >>

Tags: Parenting
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11/09/2018
One Cannot Change Without the Other My husband and I have been married for 24 years. He is my hero and I am his girlfriend. Mothering my children is my main job after caring for my husband... More >>

Tags: Marriage, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, The Proper Feeding
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11/08/2018
Mom Just as Guilty as Dad I grew up in a house where my father verbally, emotionally, and physically abused me and my two sisters (I thank God there was no sexual abuse to any of us). His mood swings were sporadic and we were always walking on eggshells. More >>

Tags: abuse, Family/Relationships - Children, Marriage, Parenting, Response to a Comment
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11/07/2018
11 Years Later I was 23 and stupid, but smart enough to know I had to find a job to make some money before I started graduate school. At that job, the radio was set to your show. Thank God for that. I heard you say 'you have to kiss a lot of toads before you find your prince'... More >>

Tags: Dating, Marriage, Response to a Comment
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11/06/2018
Remember Parents, You're In Charge ...I have a daughter home from college for the summer. In the 8 weeks, she's been home, the room has been clean about 5 days. For the past 3 days, I have told her to clean it up... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Respect, Response to a Call, Responsibility, Values
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11/05/2018
The Value of a Dollar The majority of Moms do NOT need to work. It depends where their priorities are and how much they are willing to sacrifice. My sister and her husband live 45+ miles from any major town and raised 4 children. He works, she does not. More >>

Tags: Budget, Finances, SAHM stay-at-home mom
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