Tag Archive for: responsibility

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…

MY 5 SIMPLE “MUSTS”

I wrote "Raising Children That Other People Like to be Around" to guide parents toward a better understanding of their roles - as moms and dads, as well as parenting partners - because the core strength of a family comes from the leadership…

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…

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…

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…

PARENTING IS PROCESS

I’ve been traveling on business a lot lately, which means I’ve been spending a lot of time finding my way through airports and figuring out menus in restaurants.  Every airport situation is different – but traveling through them involves…

CTFD – BAD LANGUAGE / RIGHT IDEA

Essentially, if you have a plan, and you know what your values are, you can stay calm and never need to get overexcited in the first place. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-vienna/latest-parenting-trend-ctfd-method_b_3588031.html?utm_hp_ref=email_share

There’s No Vaccination for Stupidity

My mother had a poster by her favorite chair.  It read, "There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action." - Goethe It appears that, despite proven facts (as opposed to other facts), Jenny McCarthy continues to believe that vaccinations…