http://www.drlaurablog.com Dr. Laura on the Radio Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We, therefore, the representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress assembled...do, in the name and by the authority of the good people of these colonies solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES;....And for the support ... http://www.drlaurablog.com/2009/07/03/quote-of-the-week-72/ One of my listeners sent me a story about "Why the American Flag is Folded 13 Times."  This is another one of those emails that get passed around via the Internet, so we checked out the accuracy of the story.  It turns out that it is NOT true that there ... http://www.drlaurablog.com/2009/07/02/the-13-folds-of-the-american-flag/ There’s an interesting program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro that aims to keep 12 to 18 year old girls in school, minus the sad drama of pregnancies or abortions. The program is sponsored by College Bound Sisters.  Girls in the program attend 90-minute meetings every week, at which ... http://www.drlaurablog.com/2009/07/01/when-someone-believes-in-you/ This week, I take you for a ride with me on my Harley trike.   As we approach the July 4th holiday, I also thought it was a good time to equate the freedom of the road with the freedoms we enjoy thanks to those men who declared our nation's independence, ... http://www.drlaurablog.com/2009/06/30/freedom-ride/ Either directly (e.g., sadness about not having a relationship with a parent or sibling) or indirectly (e.g., having trouble being intimate), more and more callers to my radio program report a sad sort of alienation from close, loving relationships. Yet the numbers of people deeply invested in "virtual" relationships ... http://www.drlaurablog.com/2009/06/29/the-emptiness-of-internet-friending/ We are guilty of many errors and many faults, but our worst crime is abandoning the children, neglecting the fountain of life.  Many other things we need can wait.  The child cannot.  Right now is the time his bones are being formed, his blood is being made and his senses ... http://www.drlaurablog.com/2009/06/26/quote-of-the-week-71/ This story is actually four years old, but many people seem to have discovered it only recently, so I did a little investigating, and thought it was worth sharing with you.  Because this has made its way around the Internet, like the game of "Telephone," new things have been added ... http://www.drlaurablog.com/2009/06/25/air-force-jets-honor-slain-officer/ It's funny what stays in your mind - one shot of light in the darkness of memory.  One of the more important "shot of light" memories is from my days in the Marriage/Family/Child Therapy program at the University of Southern California.  I was being supervised during my training and displaying ... http://www.drlaurablog.com/2009/06/24/not-everything-can-be-fixed/ People seem to have a lot of different ideas about what constitutes "love."  One of my radio listeners wrote and asked for my definition of love, and I decided to answer that question in today's video: Or watch other videos at youtube.com/DrLaura. Read transcript here. http://www.drlaurablog.com/2009/06/23/whats-the-definition-of-love/ For me, an "issue" is a subject that comes up with some frequency on my radio program.  And lately, many callers (dealing with a range of concerns from being overweight to being affectionate to finishing school to exercise and more) have phoned wondering where to find "perpetual" motivation.  I know ... http://www.drlaurablog.com/2009/06/22/the-search-for-motivation-is-a-hopeless-quest/