You recently questioned on-air why some people would adopt overseas rather than adopt within the USA. The answer is simple: it's becoming too difficult, too complicated, too intrusive, and too expensive to adopt domestically and foreign adoptions are becoming more and more attractive. More >>

...You took a call recently that has been on my mind. The call was from the lady who got married in July to a guy who does not claim his child... Sixteen years ago when I was 25 years old, I was engaged to a guy who also did not claim a child that was a result of a one night drunken stand prior to us getting together. More >>

I want to thank you for sharing my blog...And I want to share a comment I received from a fellow Dr. Laura fan. It read: "I found your blog through your 1st post that was highlighted in Dr. Laura's daily email. I wanted to say thank you. Thank you for being such a strong mother and for facing head on, the soul-sucking monster that is addiction..." More >>

For the past year I have been working part time for additional income for our household. Thanks to you, I realized how much it was hurting our family for me to be away from home and not being 100% a wife, mother, lover and caretaker. More >>

I wanted to thank you for the advise you gave our son who was brave enough to call your show and ask how he could deal with his parents fighting... sometimes in from of him and his siblings. I am embarrassed to say that was me and my husband, but proud to say that was our son. More >>

I'm starting to see a trend with animated sequels lately- studios wowing us with cool special effects but thinking we'll overlook their weak story lines. More >>

...I would like to share with you a moment I had the other day with my granddaughters (aged 6 & 7.)...I was digging postholes to put a fence around my backyard and they wanted to 'help.'.. More >>

An egg and a cat is the oddest pairing of friends I could ever imagine; yet Humpty Dumpty and Puss in Boots make the best movie friendship I can recall. More >>

...I'm turning this into a giant poster and hanging it in my daughter's room. She's only 3 now, but she sure is worth the world. I'm hoping she'll grow up knowing her worth and wait for that special boy that knows it too!... More >>

We all know the feeling...the moment of pride when someone notices how outspoken or articulate our child is. We bask in the knowledge our child is smart, has a great sense of self-esteem and succeeds at virtually everything they attempt to do. There is a fine line between confidence and pride and arrogance. More >>