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02/12/2019
He Did the Dishes In one of your books (The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands), there was a wife who wrote about how she told her husband he looked sexy washing the dishes, so he decided to do it more often... More >>

Tags: Marriage, Sex, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
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02/12/2019
How to Keep the Romance Alive in Your Marriage Marriage starts out as a lot of highs. Then suddenly, all you can see are the lows. You and your spouse start bitching at each other, feeling resentful, and losing what you had. Here are three tips to not lose sight of the romance... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Divorce, Marriage, Stress, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage, Tips
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02/11/2019
Rearranging My Priorities When my marriage was young, and my babies were younger, I had mommy trouble. My brother and dad both died a year apart due to natural causes, which set my mother back 75 years... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Marriage, Parenting, Relationships, Relatives, Values
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02/11/2019
Reasons Some Marriages Last Forever My husband's grandparents were married over 60 years. Being a newlywed, I asked Grandma what the secret to her happy marriage was... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Commitment, Marriage, Read On-Air, Respect
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02/08/2019
Raising Children as an Only Parent As talked about frequently, raising children as an only parent leaves a lot to be desired. Take it from me, a mom of 4. I have been divorced since my youngest was a year old (14 years). It has not been easy. More >>

Tags: children, Divorce, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting
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02/07/2019
Lucky to Have a Wife Like You My husband is in the military and is only allowed to write me letters and call maybe once every two weeks. Even though I am so proud of him and his service I started feeling a little disconnected, lonely, and resentful... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Military, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, Values
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02/06/2019
My Most Important Job I was a school social worker prior to giving birth to our first son, and at the time, my husband and I planned for me to return to work and place our son in daycare... More >>

Tags: Day Care, Job, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Stay-at-Home Mom, Values
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02/06/2019
Defining Goodness in My Life I have an 8-year-old cousin who I will call E. E was born to a drug-addicted son of a drug addict and his girlfriend who was a drug-addicted daughter of a drug addict. More >>

Tags: Behavior, Character-Courage-Conscience, Family, Family/Relationships - Family, Grandmother, Parenting, Relatives, Respect, Values
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02/06/2019
7 Things Today's Parents Fail to Teach Their Kids Frankly, too many parents today seem almost pathologically concerned with their kids being popular and socially accepted. Here are the things you should be teaching your children... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Character-Courage-Conscience, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Stupid Things Parents Do to Mess Up Their Kids, Teens, Tips
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02/05/2019
Court Is In Session I am a proud full-time mom of two energetic and happy boys. About two years ago, they got into a yelling match, each escalating so they could get my attention and get the other in trouble. I had a quick idea and just went with it... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Teens, Values
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