I was at sea on a Navy destroyer in the Caribbean and we had just been ordered to return home to Florida because of the approach of a hurricane. I was informed I had a phone call and the Captain was not happy... More >>

...I, too, notice the amount of young people who seem so aimless, so UNimpassioned about life and am so sad for them. More >>

I grew up on a small family farm. Since we were big enough (by 5 or 6 we had chores around the farm) When we were teenagers my brother and I were hauling the hay... More >>

I am sitting here FUMING after listening to one of your calls from a woman with children. I get so damn mad when divorced or single women with children call in and say they have an (sarcasm on) 'issue with their boyfriend.' (sarcasm off) More >>

Tomorrow will be six months since my husband had an acute stroke in his sleep. He now is in hospice at the Veterans' Care Center. My husband is a disabled veteran, a good family man, a good neighbor, and a provider. More >>

THANK YOU for your response to the woman whose husband was an alcoholic!!!!! I listened to that call almost in tears. She could have been my mom 40 years ago. More >>

...This spring my youngest had trouble with getting all her work done and her grades plummeted immediately following her Bat Mitzvah. We didn't get angry with her, we reassured her she could and would do better and we were there to help her. More >>

My kid is only in the first grade, but after going through kindergarten, I made the decision to limit what/when homework is done. WHY? I'll tell you... More >>

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 >>

My favorite summer memory is getting my allowance for the week, which was 25 cents, and riding my bike, with my best friend, to the penny candy store and filling a bag with all the goodies the quarter would buy... More >>