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04/11/2012
Building a New Relationship with My Mother In Law ...But I am not writing about my husband, I want to tell you about his mother. My mother in law is a woman whom could not stand me or I her for the first two years of our marriage. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - FamilyIn-LawsMother in law/Daughter in lawRelationshipsRelatives
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03/26/2012
Appreciation for Executors on Wills When my grandparents passed away within 9 months of each other in 2005, my mother was the executor of their will, which stated the estate was to be split 3 ways... I had no idea how much work could be involved in handling someone's estate. More >>

Tags: AppreciationAttitudeBehaviorFamily/Relationships - FamilyGratitudeRelativesValues
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03/14/2012
Emotional Family Pricetags Your advice to the daughter who had been her father's caregiver and then was tasked as being his estate's executor were both morally and legally correct, but let me share my experience which, by the way, mirrors what several friends have experienced having been put in the same place. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - FamilyRelationshipsRelativesResponse to a Call
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03/14/2012
Your 'Dose of Reality' I called about a month ago asking how I could get over my anger of my former sister-in-law dating less than 6 months after my brother's suicide. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - FamilyRelationshipsRelativesResponse to a Call
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03/13/2012
Favorite Thing to Do in the World ...Most Sundays I take a morning Jacuzzi with our 3 year old son and 6 year old daughter. We have snacks while playing children's games like "I Spy" and the "Guessing Game". More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - ChildrenFamily/Relationships - FamilyParentingRead On-AirRelationshipsRelatives
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03/13/2012
Living with Technology As a single mother of a daughter, I've had to educate myself in these areas for obvious reasons. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - FamilyInternetInternet-MediaParentingRelationshipsRelativesSocial MediaTechnology
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03/13/2012
Techonology is a Double-Edged Sword Like so many other things, advances in technology both help and harm our relationship. So often my wife and I comment we are grateful we did not have to deal with texting, facebook updates, and twitter feeds when we were dating. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - FamilyInternetInternet-MediaRelationshipsRelativesSocial MediaTechnology
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03/07/2012
Delivering Consequences Can Be Tough This week, I had an opportunity to do the right thing with my nephew who has been living with us for the past 21 months. More >>

Tags: AddictionAlcoholismDoing the right thingFamily/Relationships - FamilyHealthPersonal ResponsibilityRelatives
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02/27/2012
Dinner Laugh-fest I had to giggle when I read the email from the reader who instituted a "rude" family dinner night in an effort to teach her children table manners. Our dinnertime is legendary, but NOT because it is so mannerly. More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorFamily/Relationships - FamilyJoyMannersRelationshipsRelatives
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02/13/2012
How Facebook Affected Me I am currently separated from my husband of 29 years. Just last week, I deactivated my Facebook account because I found it made me angrier and hurt. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - FamilyFriendshipFriendshipsMarriageRead On-AirRelationshipsRelatives
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