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04/17/2014
Screen Time Rules at Our House We live in a high tech household. Our kids at the ages of 4 & 6 were given our iPads when we upgraded to newer versions. We are far from being a typical tech family though... More >>

Tags: Internet-MediaParentingResponse to a CommentSocial IssuesStay-at-Home MomValues
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04/17/2014
Things Other Than Screens Our granddaughter is almost 8 years old and lives with us as her dad is in the military and her mother gave up parental rights. Our rule for screen time of any kind is a maximum of 2 hours in a day... More >>

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04/16/2014
Finding That Real Man I met my husband, John when we were 17, just one week before I was struck by a car and sustained horrible injuries... More >>

Tags: DatingMarriageParentingRead On-AirRelationshipsResponse to a CallValues
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04/16/2014
'Ratting' Someone Out I ratted out my son when he was a senior in high school. I called the principal when I found a forged note from "ME" to excuse him from an entire week of school that he skipped without my knowledge! More >>

Tags: BehaviorEducationParentingRaising Boys to MenRelationshipsSocial IssuesStay-at-Home MomTeensValues
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04/15/2014
A Special Phone Call Your book, 'In Praise of Stay at Home Moms', helped my husband and me confirm we were right in how we wanted to raise our children.... More >>

Tags: In Praise of Stay-at-Home MomsMarriageParentingRead On-AirRegarding Dr. LauraRelationshipsStay-at-Home Mom
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04/15/2014
Deciding Not to Flee Anymore ...I have always had plenty of experience with the 'flight' part of the 'fight or flight' reflex, but the night of our last fight was the first time I experienced 'fight'... More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorMarriageParentingRelationshipsStressValues
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04/15/2014
Stupid Things Women Do I've made every common sense and moral mistake I could make as a mother. I had two kids by two dads and divorced both. After my second divorce, I decided I would never marry again. I hated the feeling of failure and being a statistic... More >>

Tags: DatingDivorceMarriageParentingPersonal ResponsibilityRelationshipsShacking UpValues
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04/14/2014
Running Away from Home The hardest thing I had to get through was leaving my siblings ages 12 and 4 when I ran away from home when I was only 14 years old... More >>

Tags: AbuseAddictionBad Childhood-Good LifeMental HealthParentingPersonal ResponsibilityRelativesStressValues
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04/14/2014
Ten Ways to Be a Stronger Parent It seems as if today so many parents don't actually want to be parents. Oh, they love their kids. They just don't want to raise them because that can bring up well, using the word "no"... More >>

Tags: BehaviorParentingStay-at-Home MomTeensValues
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04/11/2014
Starting My Stay-at-Home Life ...I'm a few weeks from having our first child and so it was my very last day of work! My boss got emotional about seeing me go and told me he'd miss me. I replied, 'I'll miss it here too, but I think I'm gonna really love my next job.' ... More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat KindlyMarriageParentingRead On-AirStay-at-Home Mom
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