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Husbands – Dads – Leaders – MIT

Give Her a Break

Give Her a Break

by Making Dinner Happen “What’s for dinner?” Hear those 3 little words every day for years on end and you’ll want to run screaming! By any chance could that be how your wife feels right about now??? Even though I love to cook (or at least I did before I had to cook...

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Listen to Her

Listen to Her

Listen to Her- No Quick Fix I’m about to give you a front row ticket.  It might not be an NFL playoff game, but lean in and listen because you’re about to be the proverbial fly on the wall to a fairly common discussion in our kitchen: It’s 5:30pm, the kids have all...

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More Compliments Please

More Compliments Please

Hey, guys – you already know your wives want and need lots of verbal affirmation from you, right? That’s pretty much Marriage 101. But, as a wife for more than 2 decades and a girl for a few more decades than that, I have to tell you that you still might have this one...

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Share Your Joy- Explain the Game

Share Your Joy- Explain the Game

A note from UNCOMMEN Head Coach, Dee Lanier: Hey guys, if you're anything like me, you really wish you were a mind-reader sometimes, and could simply "get" my wife. Even more, I wish I could not get in trouble for asking her whatever mysterious thing she's thinking....

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UNCOMMEN Husbands are Thermostats

UNCOMMEN Husbands are Thermostats

UNCOMMEN Husbands are Thermostats not Thermometers. I have a gift. I can take my wife’s emotional temperature from across the room. When she is hot (and I don’t mean ready to slip between the sheets with me), I seek a cooler climate, perhaps on the deck with an iced...

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Why Do You Love Your Wife

Why Do You Love Your Wife

Don’t think too hard; just answer in one or two phrases. I’m going to wager you picked from a couple of general themes. Maybe you love her because of something she does for you: She’s beautiful. She’s funny. She makes you feel strong. She lifts you up. She’s virtuous....

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Manly Love

Manly Love

"Back in the day, when I was young, I'm not a kid anymore, but some days I wish I were a kid again." - from the song Back In The Day, 1994. One of my favorite quotes goes a little something like this, “When I was a child, I acted like a child. When I became a man, I...

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