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05/16/2017
Everyone Wins I recently heard a call from a mother who wanted to tell the grandparents to buy fewer gifts for her children. I also did this about 6 years ago... More >>

Tags: Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Relatives, Response to a Call
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05/15/2017
9 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Getting Too Far Into a Relationship Before you invest months or years of your life into a dead-end relationship, here are some questions you need to ask yourself... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Dating, Marriage, Relationships, Ten Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up Their Lives, Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives, Tips
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05/15/2017
Helping Me To Be A Better Person I am a liberal feminist and I love your show! I've listened for several years and you may be surprised to hear that I agree with most of your opinions. Even when I disagree with you, I understand your viewpoint... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Character-Courage-Conscience, Regarding Dr. Laura, Values, Women's Point of View
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05/15/2017
Childhood Obesity My nephew who is 12 years old has been heavy most of his life. He loves the computer and all those hand-held games and surprisingly enough is a couch potato. More >>

Tags: Attitude, Eat Less-Move More, Exercise, Health, Response to a Comment, self-esteem
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05/15/2017
The Value of a Dollar The majority of Moms do NOT need to work. It depends where their priorities are and how much they are willing to sacrifice. My sister and her husband live 45+ miles from any major town and raised 4 children. He works, she does not. More >>

Tags: Budget, Finances, SAHM stay-at-home mom
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05/13/2017
Is Your Marriage in Trouble? With all of the divorce and chaos surrounding today's family life, many people go into marriages feeling extremely insecure. So, what can you do to keep your marriage healthy and thriving? More >>

Tags: Attitude, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Personal Responsibility, Relationships, Ten Stupid Things Couples Do to Mess Up Their Relationships, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage, Tips
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05/12/2017
Why Real-Life Love is Worth the Struggle ...Divorce is not an option or exit for those who have reached real-life love. Their mindset is different. Their mindset is we will make it work! It takes discipline to be married happily... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Marriage, Personal Responsibility, Relationships, Values
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05/12/2017
How to Change Your Perspective in 60 Seconds or Less Though dramatic, life-altering events (illness, accident, near-death, divorce, loss) can change a person's perspective in a flash, why wait for the traumatic to inevitably force your hand? If a relationship or situation is causing you unhappiness or frustration, and you've tried everything you can think of to fix it without success, there is at least one thing you can 'fix' in a 'heartbeat'... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Health, Mental Health, Tips
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05/12/2017
Time Management for People with No Time to Manage (Part 1 of 2) ...Thanks to our wonderful laptop computers, notebooks, notepads and smartphones, which were supposed to free us from menial tasks so we could spend more time meditating on the Meaning of Life, we have less time to ourselves than we did before the dawning of the Digital Age... More >>

Tags: Education, Finances, Job, Tips, Values
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05/12/2017
One Of My Greatest Achievements In Life ...You often talk about breastfeeding as one of the many reasons why staying at home with your baby is important. I had every intention of exclusively breastfeeding prior to her birth, but I was unable to pump enough milk for her... More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Stay-at-Home Mom, Values, Women's Point of View
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