Keep Looking
If you don’t find the solution, you might need to keep looking. What did you do right? What could you have done better? What did you do right, but still wasn’t quite enough? We all can keep looking for something Read More …
Category: life
Establishing Independence
The teenage years are not the first time kids start establishing independence. Though, as parents, it seems that they do start in earnest then, doesn’t it? No, if you think back, it starts the moment a baby starts to crawl, Read More …
Red White Blue and You
Typically, Independence Day is red white blue and you – all of you – our neighbors, friends and family. As we gather in smaller numbers, we make sure to acknowledge the history of our country. While the telling of it Read More …
You Are Free To Go
Yes, darlings, you are free to go, wherever you want to go. Once you are 18. Once you earn your spending money. Once you prove you can make adult decisions. Once you finish all of your classes and homework. Once Read More …
It’s Their Decision
When it comes to choosing something, this or that, like returning to campus this fall, it’s their decision. Or, is it? Are they adults? Is it even an option? Is it a good idea? Who is paying for it (the Read More …
Coming and Going
Coming and going are essentially the same thing. Just in reverse. If that is the case, then why: is their coming home so much better than their going away? is coming into the fold so much more appreciated than going Read More …
Better Late Than Never
There are a lot of times when better late then never is the best thing ever. I won’t go into all of them, but the ones at the top of the list involve parents and family – waiting for family Read More …
Not Something You Did
You should be able to feel better if is was not something you did. You didn’t break it. You didn’t install it wrong. You didn’t assemble it upside down. Even it is not something you did – it has to Read More …
Minutes and Hours
Depending on your perspective, the difference in time between minutes and hours is in the eye of the beholder. Several hours, with good friends, spending time together, reunited to celebrate life’s best moments can pass by far too quickly. If Read More …
Dads Are Amazing
Dads are amazing and we are so proud of them for all that they do. Lead by example. Stay focused. Be vigilant. Teach what you know and learn what you don’t. Be there for the kids. Help in the role Read More …