HOLIDAY HEADS UP
It’s November now, the month of Thanksgiving (one of my two faves (4th of July being the other)).
November is also the month when our children start rehearsing seriously for their school Holiday Programs. Singing, dancing, holding signs…
CONGRESS IS A BAD EXAMPLE
How do I explain that our elected lawmakers -- the people who are most obligated to believe in the rule of law, and to live within those rules -- are so unwilling to accept their duty that they are shutting down the government just to get their…
MILEY ‘N’ ME
ME N MILEY
Everybody was tweaked about Miley Cyrus and her apparently quite lucrative twerking display, but I see a far more interesting phenomena occurring on a daily basis.
I’m going to start at the beginning.
When I was a kid my parents…
BUT IF YOU TRY…
The Rolling Stones are famous for having coined the phrase, “You can’t always get what you want… but if you try sometimes, you just might find…you get what you need.”
When it comes to parenting, this is an important lesson. But can…
THE EMPTY NEST – FINALLY !
I’m a guy. I like my space. I like my stuff. I love my wife.
For the first time in thirty three years I have them all back to myself.
Yes, the Dropoff at school was successful and it appears our adorable daughter will merge into…
100% MAXIMUM LOVE
I have a friend who feels that when her little brother was born, he “stole” all the love and affection that her parents had previously been giving to her.
I suspect that this is a common feeling among first-born children. In this case,…
WE’RE NEWLYWEDS !!
Before we get to the Newlywed Thing... As many of you know, our youngest child, and only daughter, is leaving for college tomorrow. This photo represents how the males in our family feel about that. Note that their mother is not in the picture…
THE NEW NORMAL
My adorable wife and I are sending our youngest, and last, child off to college next week. She is our fourth, and her departure comes with some significance. We started our family in 1980 and added new members in ’83, ‘89, and ‘95…
PARENTS’ REMORSE
Parenting is a long process, and there’s no question that mistakes get made along the way. Sometimes we just react without thinking. Sometimes we just don’t want to be bothered with thinking things through. Sometimes we act selfishly.
Parents…
MISHAPS AND MILESTONES
MISHAPS AND MILESTONES
Yesterday I had the pleasure of sitting next to an adorable two-year-old named Amelia and her loving parents. Proactively, her mom pointed out that the small cuts Amelia had on her upper lip and nose were the result…