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Shacking Up
01/09/2019
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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01/04/2019
Trying To Spread The Word My best friend recently shacked up with her boyfriend and ignored my warnings about doing so. I recommended she listen to your show (I've been a fan for just over a year) and warned her that if he wasn't putting a ring on her finger, he wasn't willing to commit and lay his life on the line for her... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceDay CareParentingPersonal ResponsibilityShacking UpTen Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their LivesValues
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12/03/2018
Making Myself The Example I Needed I'm 25 now, and I never had a good example of what 'doing the right thing' is at home... More >>

Tags: BehaviorChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyMarriageParentingPersonal ResponsibilityShacking UpValues
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05/11/2018
First Love, Young Love I met my first love working at a fast food restaurant just after high school. She was caring and a hard worker like me. She was very beautiful and had eyes that smiled all the time. More >>

Tags: DatingFamily/Relationships - TeensRelationshipsShacking UpShacking-UpTeens
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04/13/2018
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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03/26/2018
I Was Doing It Wrong! 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 >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceDatingParentingPersonal ResponsibilityShacking UpValues
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02/14/2018
From a Recovered Shack-Up Honey I want to share my story with you and your listeners. I've been listening to you for over 25 years. My boyfriend at the time turned me onto you right after we shacked up! How ironic is that! More >>

Tags: DatingHumorMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingShacking Up
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01/22/2018
Tough Love When my daughter was 18, she shacked up with her abusive boyfriend. I channeled my inner Dr. Laura and told her that if she wanted to live a life with a man who would treat her like that, she had to do it on her own... More >>

Tags: AbuseCharacter-Courage-ConscienceParentingPersonal ResponsibilityShacking UpValues
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01/19/2018
I Finally Understand I've listened to you for a little over a year, and your comment that not everything can be fixed has really resonated with me... More >>

Tags: AttitudeDivorceParentingPersonal ResponsibilityShacking Up
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12/14/2017
Benefits of Marriage I am 27 and live in Los Angeles. Many of the people who I encounter that are my age say they don't believe in marriage, or they are indifferent about marriage. More >>

Tags: DatingMarriageRaising Boys to MenReal manRelationshipsShacking UpShacking-UpValues
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