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08/17/2012
First Day of School After my first child's first day at kindergarten, I asked how it went. She launched into a detailed description of how a pack of older students surrounded her... More >>

Tags: Child's humor, Education, Humor, Kindergarten, Parenting, Read On-Air, School
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08/16/2012
Parents Behaving as Selfish Teenagers ...I am a divorced mom who has decided to dedicate my life to my daughter. I am so angry and frustrated because there are so many single parents acting like children. I see parents who are separated and they immediately seek out a new partner. More >>

Tags: Behavior, Dating, Divorce, Divorce effects on children, Read On-Air, Relationships, Selfishness
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08/15/2012
Parents, Raise Them Yourselves I was hired by a day care center at the age of 16 as an assistant teacher. When I was hired, I was told I was legally too young to be there, but 'they needed the help.' That was my first red flag. More >>

Tags: Day Care, Day care horrors, Parenting, Read On-Air, Values
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08/14/2012
Pregnant and Unmarried ...I was at the dentist's office the other day and the hygienist who was working on my teeth was pregnant. I asked her if she knew if it was a boy or girl, and she said smiling widely that it was a boy. More >>

Tags: Morals, Ethics, Values, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Pregnant, Read On-Air, Traditional values, Values
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08/13/2012
Will He Love His Car or Me? The first thing I noticed when I met my now husband was that he drove an old red car which had been out in the sun so long the hood was pink. Although it was old, it worked just fine and it was clean. More >>

Tags: Dating, Marriage, Morals, Ethics, Values, Raising Boys to Men, Read On-Air, Real man, Relationships
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08/10/2012
The First and Only Time in Day Care Back in the 70s, when my son was a year old and I was a stay-at-home mom, my friend who was a working mom talked me into a girls' day with shopping and lunch. More >>

Tags: Day Care, Day care dangers, Parenting, Read On-Air, SAHM stay-at-home mom, Values
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08/09/2012
Persistence and Positive Attitude ...About two years ago, my husband had just graduated law school and was having difficulty finding a job even though he did everything right... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Budget, Job, Jobs, Positive Attitude, Read On-Air, Response to a Comment, Working
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08/08/2012
Respect From Children I used to think my husband was a little too harsh on our 4 children, as he would correct them on little things that I normally would have let slide. More >>

Tags: Behavior, Parenting, Raising Boys to Men, Raising children, Read On-Air, Real men, Respect
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08/07/2012
How Men and Women Communicate ...[Y]ou made a statement the other day regarding the differences men and women have in communication. It reminded me of an incident I witnessed and laughed about with my daughter. More >>

Tags: Read On-Air
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08/06/2012
What Age is the Best Age? I got thinking about when was the best age in my life. I looked back on the last 50 years... Some days I wish I was back at the age of 10, playing and swimming all summer... Then I thought, no... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Grandparent, Gratitude, Motherhood, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Read On-Air, Relationships, Relatives
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