How to Be an Unfavored Child
Parents are supposed to favor all their children, but we all know how that goes. Parents are human, and some of their kids are going to get a better kind of attention than others. How […]
Tag: family life
Job’s Hamster
Behold the olde saw in The Tool Shed of Life: A person often resembles his pet. After many nights of restless torment and aggravated regret, I can add with deathly certainty: A person’s life often […]
The World According to Miss Nackawic: Episode 1
Please enjoy our new comic strip, The World According to Miss Nackawic. It is illustrated by Chris Helgason and written by Colleen Landry. Please follow us at: https://www.missnackawic.com Colleen Landry’s humor book, Miss Nackawic Meets Midlife […]
Therapy for the Masses
I’m trying a new form of therapy. No, not cognitive behavior therapy. Not somatic therapy, nor psychoanalytic therapy. Not even retail therapy. Instead, I’m fixating on Apartment Therapy. Are you familiar with […]
The Kids Won’t Leave. So, I’m Running Away
“More Americans 18-to-34 Now Live with Parents Than with Spouse.” That’s the terrifying finding from a recent U.S. Census Bureau study. And for all you aspiring empty nesters, the bad news continues: “There are now […]
You Can Own A Smart Home, But You Cannot Make an Owner Smart
You can own a smart house, but you cannot make a homeowner smart. I know from first-hand experience. You see, I live in a smart house. “Live” is perhaps an inaccurate description. “Trapped” is […]
How to (Almost) Kill Kittens Without Really Trying
Let me set the record straight: I love kittens – and cats of all ages and breeds – with the exception of Persians (I just don’t trust those shifty little eyes). My wife and I […]