I want to thank you for talking with my 9-year-old daughter, Ellie, and encouraging her in school. She was beaming for the rest of the day! More >>

I have listened to you for many years and wanted to tell you that I thought the call you took from the woman who hit her grandfather over the head with the blow-dryer to stop him from molesting her was the best call I have ever heard you take. More >>

Thank you for your Labor Day marathon. I made it a point to run an errand just so I could listen while in the car. My new-driver 16-year-old dear daughter was at the wheel when you were talking to a girl and her mother regarding dyslexia.... More >>

I graduated college in the 90's and felt that girls respected themselves enough not to hop in bed with everyone they met. In fact I met someone in college and though we may not have held out for each other, we had less than you can count on one hand as far as partners go... More >>

My kids are all different, so my parenting style was different with each of them... More >>

My family and I recently moved to a very small community. Due to the fact we didn't know anyone and there are not opportunities for social interaction outside of school, we decided to put my son in public school for kindergarten... More >>

My mother passed away after an extremely brief illness. When we heard the diagnosis, I drove 3 hours to be with her in the hospital and in her home through hospice care -- which lasted only 3 weeks... More >>

I had alcoholic and checked-out parents so my character building started early. But the biggest advantage I had was no allowance and nothing paid for... More >>

I was raised by an extremely narcissistic mother who was neglectful and quite abusive. I took my two children this summer to spend a week with this woman (notice I won't call her my mother). It was horrendous... More >>

As we approach the anniversary of my husband's passing, it brought to mind what my son had wrote for my husband's obit as well as his feelings one year later. And although we are coming upon the 6th year, his words are still powerful... More >>