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Thursday, August 24, 2017

A year without parenting milestones

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As the 2017-18 academic year gets underway, my wife Terry and I find ourselves very much "in process" when it comes to being the p...
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Thursday, August 17, 2017

No offense, but you most likely have no idea what you're talking about

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I'm not a confrontational person, so I don't especially enjoy arguments or online debates. You will understand, then, how much it pa...
Monday, August 14, 2017

I wish school didn't start so early, but I get why it does

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At the risk of turning this into a "BACK IN MY DAY" old man rant, I will point out that my youngest two children go back to school...
Friday, June 30, 2017

There are now more adults in my house than children

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There comes a point, when you have kids, when they are no longer kids. Actually it's not so much a "point," since that sugge...
Saturday, June 3, 2017

Reflections of a man who has somehow been married for 25 years

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There are two amazing things about the fact that my 25th wedding anniversary is coming up in a few days:    (1) Twenty-five years is a lon...
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Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Five things I want to tell my son on this, the day of his high school graduation

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Tonight my son Jared graduates, the third of our children to do so. Three down, two to go. I will tell you I'm not pleased with the wa...
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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

You're only as happy as you want to be, and I'll admit I hate that

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There's a quote you've probably heard, usually falsely attributed to Abraham Lincoln, that says "most folks are about as happy ...