Hey, I'm crazy about my kids. I wouldn't trade them or my experience as a dad for anything. I try to always keep them in the loop. I try to keep them informed, and make them part of what's going on in our lives. I try to be as honest with them … [Read more...]
Sometimes I feel as though there is nothing left to do but put my head down and weep for humanity. And that's only because of the incredible abuse of the English language that I see every day. Never mind the fact that, after being on this planet for … [Read more...]
If you're considering having children some day, don't expect everything to be hunky-dory and self-explanatory. I've got three of them - two daughters, aged 8 and 4, and a 1-year-old son. Not a single day since Abigail arrived 8 years ago has been … [Read more...]
Hey, teacher - leave those kids alone! Maybe the same could be said for some parents too. As always, my disclaimer here is that I'm not anywhere near a perfect parent myself. But I recently witnessed something that inspired this post. I was … [Read more...]
Given the opportunity, kids will raise themselves. This was me, holding my son, Andon, who was just days old. I think this picture can represent the enormous responsibility we have as dads. But it also speaks to the enormity of the gift and … [Read more...]
Since I've flown four times in the last week, I feel highly qualified to comment on the do's (or more specifically, the don'ts) of airline travel. No, I'm not an accredited globetrotter, but I've spent enough time in close quarters … [Read more...]
Are you an insomniac? Well, that's too bad for you, because I'm not. I can sleep like the dead. Anywhere. At least I could, until I got married and had kids. I don't know if this is unique to my house, but there are things that happen in my … [Read more...]
Ever feel like you have Alzheimer's - even if it's temporary? Why is it that I can't get people's names straight sometimes? I've come to terms with the fact that I'm just terrible with names. I can't remember them, unless I commit them to memory … [Read more...]
I don't get why this word seems to be one of the hardest words to utter in our language. I'm guessing that all the other languages in the world have a similarly difficult syntax around this word, because fitting it into any sentence seems to be an … [Read more...]
The saying "Second place is first place loser" always seems a bit harsh to me. That's not where I'm going with this at all. That's more or less a competitive standpoint, and I do think the saying has its place in the world. But I'm not talking … [Read more...]
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