In a conversation with some moms from school about cleaning up kids' messes, I told them that due to a prior 'Sharpie transgression,' the permanent marking version of that product is outlawed in our house and being caught with one is a serious offense... More >>

...Any time I feel cranky or overwhelmed with my job as a mom (a job I feel lucky to be able to do), I think of you. Instead of complaining to my husband, I can mentally turn it around and be thankful... More >>

I've been listening to you for four months. I'm a high school English teacher in a rural public high school. I agree that public education is not the best - it's flawed, and yes, riddled with lazy teachers, and overpaid, feckless administrators, plus a watered-down curriculum. But I'm hoping to change things, at least in my own classroom... More >>

...I try to teach all of my players that the choices they make now will affect the rest of their lives. Life is about the choices you make, and just because your parents might have made mistakes, it doesn't mean you need to repeat them... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

The most sacred part of my day comes right before I sleep, when I slip into my daughter's room, crouch next to her bed and press my lips against her forehead and place my cheek on top of hers... More >>

...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 >>

...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 >>

Thank you for reminding millennial wives and mothers like me to focus on the choices we have made (good or bad) and own them... More >>