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09/17/2012
Enlisting in the United States Navy Recently you asked, "What is the smartest decision you ever made?" I don't even have to think about it. It was the day I decided to drop out of college (in my third year) and enlist in the United States Navy. More >>

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06/04/2012
How to Keep from Overpraising Your Children Right now, many parents are seemingly in a race to see who can award more gold stars to their children every week. Well, here's a fact every gold star giver needs to think about: the winners are often the losers... More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorFriendshipFriendshipsRaising childrenRelationshipsSelf-esteemSelf-respect
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05/30/2012
Why I Like My Best Friend, Shelley ...WE have known one another since we were babies, our mother's were best friends, and we lived down the street from one another growing up. More >>

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05/29/2012
Losing Friends or Friending Losers? ...I was living in blindness, ignorance, cowardness, and confusion. My values were uneducated. I had no solid criteria for choosing friends. So, anyone was good. More >>

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05/22/2012
When Too Much Self-Esteem Can Backfire In Children The concept of self-esteem is not a new concept and it is one most people recognize as an important characteristic to have. Simply defined, self-esteem can be viewed as the way a person values oneself. More >>

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05/18/2012
The Voice Within My granddaughter's friend was going into rehab for an eating disorder, so she wrote this. Obviously, I think it is wonderful. So much feeling. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - FamilyFriendshipFriendshipsHealthRelationshipsRelativesReligion
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04/25/2012
Sand vs. Stone ...Two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey, they had an argument; and the one friend slapped the other one in the face. More >>

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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 >>

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02/10/2012
Why I Quit Facebook ...I am a young mom (28 with 4 kids, started when I was 19) and I was finding seeing pictures constantly of all the outings my old group of friends were having without me was making me depressed and resenting the life that I CHOSE! More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - FamilyFriendshipFriendshipsMarriageMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodRelationshipsRelatives
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02/10/2012
Facebook Smackdown The worst thing I've done on Facebook was to call someone out on what I perceived as bad behavior. I've always hated Facebook birthday greetings because I think they are lazy and impersonal. More >>

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