I've been benefiting from your wisdom for a number of years. Until now I've never been tempted to call or write you but I feel I may have some insight into a recurring theme among your female callers. That subject is women's seemingly endless insecurity about their appearance. More >>

In the past I've been able to make medical appointments, email doctors, and receive lab results online (called proxy access) through our medical provider for myself, my husband, and our 3 children. Our oldest daughter just turned 12 last week and today I discovered I am no longer allowed access online to manage her healthcare. More >>

...I'm a proud warrior's wife. My husband has been in the Navy for 18 years. I've been with him for 10+ years, and of those, we've been apart for 6+ years. Over the years, I have had lots of stupid comments from non-military people....

 

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...My husband (of 9 years) and I have used your wisdom and never to be humble opinion to get us through many disagreements. "Dr. Laura would say...." comes out of both our mouths, and that's the end of it. Our last conflict was about my husband's drinking...

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We had reached a crossroads in our relationship and I wasn't sure whether we were going to make it. He asked me to read it, and I thought "Sure. Kick me when I'm down. I already know I've blown it."

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I have heard several callers in a dilemma about waiting for hospice care due to the 6 month prognosis requirement. As a past marketer for a wonderful hospice, I spent much time clarifying this requirement for many patients who were both torn about admitting their need and/or desperate for help, but concerned that it was too soon.

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I stumbled across your call of the day for Friday 9.16.11 - "Should Renee stay in her marriage to an alcoholic?" I sat and cried as I listened to it - I found myself in a similar situation...

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We had just moved to a new town and had gotten acquainted with a couple whom I thought we would befriend. We seemed to have things in common and to be like-minded.

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A paraprosdokian sentence consists of two parts where the first is a figure of speech and the second an intriguing variation of the first.. They're used typically for humorous or dramatic effect...

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The referenced email is a nice letter: Our Marriage Needed Feeding. Thanks for sharing it. "The Proper Care & Feeding of Husbands" is a great book, but it really is not necessary. From a husband's perspective it really is very simple...

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