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02/06/2012
Back With The Ex I was married at 19 for 22 years to the love of my life. Although, we were very different on many levels we made it work for quite some time. We divorced in 2005 and I never looked back. However, our two sons, ages then 13 and 16, did. More >>

Tags: Divorce, Divorce effects on children, Family/Relationships - Children, Health, Marriage, Parenting
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02/03/2012
Dangerous and Deadly Bullying As a mother of two young sons, I am alarmed by the different kinds of bullying methods that are used today and some of these methods, as we know, are potentially deadly. More >>

Tags: Bullying, Children, Parenting
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02/02/2012
Supporting Your Wife or Your Daughter? I heard you talk about choosing to support your daughter or your wife and wanted to share this story with you... More >>

Tags: Marriage, Men's Point of View, Parenting, Read On-Air, Response to a Comment, Wife
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01/31/2012
Finally Free to Be Me ...I was a doormat for my mom to walk on for most of my years: I was her mother, her crutch and after my parents divorce - she treated me like a whipped husband. And I let her. More >>

Tags: Abuse, Adult Child-Parent, Family/Relationships - Adult Child/Parent, Parenting, Relationships
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01/30/2012
Working in Childcare for Teen Moms I worked for several years as an infant/toddler "teacher" for a large childcare corporation caring for the very young children of parents who would rather have their careers than actually parent their own children. More >>

Tags: Adoption, Parenting, Teen pregnancy, Teens, Values
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01/30/2012
Dealing With Your Angry Child Anger is an emotion that is felt by everyone. Some people experience anger to a greater degree than others, but everyone has symptoms of the anger flu floating around inside of them. Anger can be caused by many factors. Sometimes the cause of anger can be easily identified, other times it cannot. More >>

Tags: Children, Parenting
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01/30/2012
Missed Opportunities for Female Bonding in Toddlers & Tiaras When the controversy sparked recently about a little girl on the TLC show Toddlers & Tiaras being dressed up as Julia Roberts's prostitute character on Pretty Woman, I had to tune in to see what it is all about. More >>

Tags: Parenting, tweens
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01/27/2012
My Grandson's Final Straw Moment I have a somewhat different story and take about bullying at school that may be too politically incorrect for you to read. My 14 year old grandson had been bullied at school since the semester began. More >>

Tags: Bullying, Education, Parenting, Read On-Air, School
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01/27/2012
Children Are Not Dry Cleaning This is in response to the email of the day: Feeling Sad for Kids... My son, 11, has me at home, Dad working. Yes, I too see these children being picked up at 6pm, dropped off in the morning at 7am. One of the little girls told me she went to bed late last night, at 10:30pm... More >>

Tags: Parenting
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01/26/2012
Feeling Sad For Kids About two years ago I quit my beloved job to stay home and raise my kids. Between you and my husband nagging me, I finally gave in! It has been the best decision I ever made. I wanted to call a girlfriend to tell one of them the following story, but realized all of my friends are working moms... More >>

Tags: Children, Parenting, Read On-Air, SAHM stay-at-home mom, Stay-at-Home Mom
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