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11/08/2019
The New Norm I'm a 35-year-old father of four and have been married for twelve years. Last week, my wife and I were looking at our wedding pictures. Our five-year-old daughter commented on how pretty my wife looked and that I looked cute to her too. Then she got a look as if she was thinking hard... More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Values
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11/07/2019
Turn That Frown Upside Down I had a stressful week and found myself snapping at my husband of 23 years more than once. By Saturday night, the mood was tense. I thought about how I could repair the damage, when I remembered your suggestion of a couples' bubble bath... More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Personal Responsibility, Stress, Values
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11/05/2019
In the Care of Those Who Don't Love You Recently, I took my three kids and a friend of my son's out for his birthday. We had a wonderful day and ended it with a quick meal at an indoor play place. Another mom came in with four kids... More >>

Tags: Day Care, Job, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Values
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11/04/2019
The Goal of Parenting My 13 year-old son was sick and home alone from school when all the smoke alarms went off in our house. He first called 9-1-1, scooped up the pets, and then called me at work from the front yard... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Values
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11/01/2019
Doing the Right Thing for Your Kids Recently, my husband and I celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary. I wanted to share with you the moment in our lives when we reached that fork in the road that led us to persevere and reach this milestone... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Marriage, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Values
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10/31/2019
Lessons From My Dad ...My dad introduced me to your program. He used to slip your books onto my bookshelf as I was growing into a young woman. I didn't listen to you then, and I went on to make many mistakes in my life, but my dad was always there through it all... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Personal Responsibility, Values
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10/30/2019
The Power of 'Paying it Forward' ...After 25 years, I retired from law enforcement. For several years, I was the desk officer at my precinct. On Fridays and Saturday nights, many divorced couples would come in and do their 'child exchange,' because they couldn't do the hand-offs in public without getting into an argument... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Character-Courage-Conscience, Job, Personal Responsibility, Values
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10/29/2019
Kids Need Their Dad ...My husband and I have a 16-year-old son, and our life has been turned upside down by a 14-year-old girl he likes, and her parents who seem to have very loose rules for her... More >>

Tags: Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Raising Boys to Men, Values
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10/28/2019
The Sacrifice of Parenthood I was thinking about what I didn't know about kids until I had them. When you think you want babies, you really should look at whether you want to be a parent to a helpless baby who turns really quickly into a toddler... More >>

Tags: Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Values
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10/25/2019
The Importance of Consequences If our family had to do it all over again, I would let my kids take their lumps as kids and not bail them out in an attempt to 'rescue' them. If the homework was left on the table, then it should be marked as late. I would no longer rush it to school... More >>

Tags: Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Raising Boys to Men, Values, Women's Point of View
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