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Response To A Call
07/19/2012
Please Give Me Your Kids I am sitting here FUMING after listening to one of your calls from a woman with children. I get so damn mad when divorced or single women with children call in and say they have an (sarcasm on) 'issue with their boyfriend.' (sarcasm off) More >>

Tags: DatingDivorceParentingRelationshipsResponse to a Call
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07/18/2012
Bringing a Child into an Alcoholic Home THANK YOU for your response to the woman whose husband was an alcoholic!!!!! I listened to that call almost in tears. She could have been my mom 40 years ago. More >>

Tags: FearHealthMental HealthResponse to a Call
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06/27/2012
Choosing the Right Man... Last week, a young woman called in saying she chose a man who lived with his mommy. Then after she moved in with him, she realized she had made a terrible mistake. More >>

Tags: DatingMarriageMorals, Ethics, ValuesRead On-AirResponse to a Call
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06/26/2012
Shacking-up With Boyfriends My marriage of 11 years ended violently in November 2011. He left me with a traumatic brain injury and strangle marks on my neck. I'm now a single mom of 3 sons. I had always been a housewife/full time mom, so I was stressed about getting a job. More >>

Tags: AbuseBad relationshipsDatingMarriageMotherhood-FatherhoodMotheringParentingRelationshipsResponse to a CallShacking UpShacking-UpValues
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06/21/2012
Not Accepting He's Worthy of Love I am 'Danny's' father. Danny is the married man with two sons who called you about his wife's reaction to his text and telephone interactions with an ex-girlfriend, part of a pattern of indiscretions as you called them which have occurred during six years of his seven year marriage. More >>

Tags: MarriageResponse to a Call
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06/18/2012
Stupid Parents Not Doing the Right Thing ...My son goes to a special needs school. I've driven to pick up my son several times only to see a woman parking in the handicapped spot time and time again... More >>

Tags: Doing the Right ThingParentingResponse to a CallValues
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06/15/2012
Stopping Stupid Parents I just listened to your call of the day from Abigail, regarding her encounter with a "stupid parent" who was allowing her child to ride dangerously on a shopping cart. More >>

Tags: Doing the Right ThingParentingResponse to a CallValues
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06/07/2012
With a Passion, I Became Someone I am a product of abuse and haven't seen my mother since I was 7 and my father since I was 15, when I ran away. Because of this, I've always felt I needed to "BE SOMEONE." More >>

Tags: AbuseAttitudeFollow up to CallRead On-AirRegarding Dr. LauraResponse to a CallSelf-esteemValues
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05/23/2012
SLOW Down Moms!! ...I have a 6 month old daughter and our days are filled with walks in the stroller, reading books together, playing "peek-a-boo," and warm baths before bed... More >>

Tags: choose wiselyChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyMarriageMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodRead On-AirResponse to a CallStress
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05/15/2012
Do the Right Thing Anyway I was reminded of this quote by Mother Teresa when you were talking to the mom who was upset because her stepdaughter was graduating and the maternal grandma chose to go to a wedding instead. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - FamilyMorals, Ethics, ValuesMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodRelationshipsRelativesResponse to a Call
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