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10/31/2019
Thank You I have been a listener for over 20 years. I am a psychologist and family therapist in private practice for the past 40+ years. I request that all my patients listen to your show and subscribe to your web services, as well as read your books... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Relationships, Relatives, Response to a Comment, 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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10/30/2019
Parenting As A Loving Team I remember my kids used to worry. They would ask us when they were little if we would be getting a divorce... More >>

Tags: Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Stay-at-Home Mom, 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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10/29/2019
Switching My Focus ...A while ago, you said that something that made such an impact with me that I actually stopped what I was doing just to type it into my cell phone... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Character-Courage-Conscience, Mental Health, Tips
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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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10/28/2019
Making Marriage Great I married the man that I thought was the man of my dreams. It started 40 years ago, I was only 19. I didn't know a thing about love or marriage, except what I saw between my parents... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Health, Marriage, Relationships, Women's Point of View
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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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10/25/2019
Being a Mom I have been a divorced parent for many years. When I tell people this, I often get, 'Oh you should go out and meet someone'... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Divorce, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Values
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10/24/2019
Cherishing Every Moment I called into your recent special hour on how you stay your husband's girlfriend. I described turning on the shower for my husband and pulling up a bench to listen as he decompressed from his day... More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Values, Women's Point of View
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