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When your brother-in-law is your OB/GYN

Thanksgiving in the1950s. This is my family -- my mom is pregnant with me, so it must be 1953. She is standing behind my grandma, who is seated at the head of the table. And my Uncle Bill (my mom's brother-in-law) is standing next to my mom -- he was the family doc,...

How to argue

Benjamin Franklin made quite an effort to improve his moral character. And he started this at age 20. You may have read his list of moral virtues and how he graded himself on a daily basis. He had a list of 12 virtues, then he added one more -- number 13 -- Humility....

More proof of the visual man

My humor for the day is a clip from this 1961 Doris Day movie, called "Lover Come Back." It's the VIP movie. Doris Day plays Miss Carol Templeton, an ad executive for a New York advertising agency. Rock Hudson is an ad exec for a competing Agency, where he wines and...

10 ideas to keep the conversation nice at family gatherings

What will you be talking about at the holiday table? Some people find camaraderie by putting other people down. It happens in the best of families too. It happens at the workplace and school. But it's especially damaging in the family. Sometimes it's just a bad habit....
How to argue

How to argue

Benjamin Franklin made quite an effort to improve his moral character. And he started this at age 20. You may have...

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Choosing a spouse

Choosing a spouse

It's probably the most important decision you'll make in this life -- who you marry. It's not that easy. I have four...

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Learning to Listen

Learning to Listen

I have often heard that women like to vent, talk about their problems, disclose what’s going on, that kind of thing....

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Dressing Like Barbie

Dressing Like Barbie

Some women just don't get it. In 2002,  I was listening to Dennis Prager on the radio talk about young women who dress...

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Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day

I chose to be a mother, even when I discovered that pregnancy made me very sick. Seven times. I was blessed with five...

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Women bully women

Women bully women

If you're a woman, you already know this -- women bully women. That's right, the gentler sex is not always kind....

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On getting married

  One of the toughest things we do in this life is to enter into relationships with someone of the opposite sex....

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Learning To Be Eve

I remember thinking, "When I'm a mom, I'm not going to do it that way." In fact, I was critical about other moms--too...

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