A Letter to My Future Son-In-Law
[Author’s note: My daughter is in her mid-twenties and has a boyfriend. The days of “Will he ask me to the prom?” have evolved to “Will he ask me to marry him?” I thought I […]
Tag: parenting
HumorOutcasts Interview with Barbara Hammond the Author of “daddy DU JOUR”
This podcast episode is an interview with Barbara Hammond who is the author of, “daddy DU JOUR – A revolving door of step-fathers, bad parenting, and happily ever afters.” Barbara has a diversified background. She […]
Wisdom for Dummies
Children grow up and their mothers grow old. This is no coincidence. #parenting #worry Find more wisdom in I Used to Think I Was Not That Bad and Then I Got to Know Me Better […]
‘What are you doing, Alexa?’
The siren-loud noise of indie pop at 5 in the morning on a Saturday was not what I wanted at 5 in the morning on Saturday. My 15-year-old son tends to sleep through his alarm, […]
The Secret Rules of Chess
[The following is a partially true story.] As a parent, I have long tried to be a role model for my children. I have always striven to teach my daughters fundamental values like integrity, honesty […]
Teaching your teen is not impossible
My 15-year-old no longer has patience—not with inconvenience, not with failure and not with learning, which is often the takeaway in times of inconvenience and failure . . . if you have patience. It seems […]
