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05/23/2018
I So Admire My Husband His father and maternal grandmother did not approve of me as a prospective wife and did everything in their power to discredit and humiliate me... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Family/Relationships - Family, Gratitude, Marriage, Relationships, Relatives, Respect
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05/22/2018
6 Tips for Dealing with In-Laws It can be quite a challenge marrying into a new family. Here are 6 tips to help ease the transition... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, In-Laws, Marriage, Personal Responsibility, Ten Stupid Things Couples Do to Mess Up Their Relationships, Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage, Tips, Values
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05/18/2018
Learning A Lesson In Gratitude My husband and I have been trying for our first child for over three years. During that time, we have lost three babies. Through this season in our lives, we have had to actively shift our focus from our desperation to our gratitude. It has taken me a long time, but a lot of my progress is due in part to listening to you... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Marriage, Mental Health, Parenting, Stress, Values
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05/17/2018
Staying United Growing up, it was always apparent to me that my mom put my dad first, because, when we complained about dinner, she told us that she cooked for him, not us kids... More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Values
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05/15/2018
It Took A While to Sink In My life completely changed 8 years ago. I was married, had 2 children, a career that kept me in the office 9 hours a day, 5 days a week. While I was in my office I always listened to you. More >>

Tags: Divorce, Marriage, Morals, Ethics, Values, Parenting, SAHM stay-at-home mom, Values
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05/14/2018
Timing IS Everything! First off let me say I have always seemed to listen to you at the wrong times in my life. I listened 20 years ago and then for some reason I stopped. If I had been listening 17 years ago I would possibly not have married the woman I married, I chose wrong... More >>

Tags: Dating, Divorce, Fatherhood, Marriage, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Protecting children
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05/11/2018
Play Time With Husband My high school friend lives several states away. We are 67 years old. Her husband, 72, has Alzheimer's and a very aggressive type of Parkinson's disease... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Health, Marriage, Parenting
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05/10/2018
A Poem to My Wife and the Mother of Our Sons on Mother's Day I wrote this for my wife of 34 years as a tribute to her being a stay at home mother to our sons, now ages 27 and 29... More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Holidays, Marriage, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting
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05/09/2018
Getting Through One of the biggest things I learned in marriage is that you can't just quit when you feel you want to. If you chose wisely, troubles that come will eventually go... More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Stress
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05/08/2018
Communication Is Key Whenever my wife would come to me with a problem, whether it was a 'fix something around the house,' or a personal issue, I went straight into 'fix it' mode, because I'm a guy, and that's just what we do - we fix things... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Men's Point of View, Stress
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