When A Lie Is A Lie

Crazy…offended…disgusted…WRONG. It’s all over the news that U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner admitted to lying about posting an explicit photo on his Twitter account and carrying on inappropriate relationships with women he’d met online. It took him 10 full days of covering-up his lies before confessing his deeds to the waiting world. His parents & . . . → Read More: When A Lie Is A Lie

Car Walking

I was working outside a bit this weekend and something reminded me of a very unusual incident that happened several years ago. Our daughter was in Junior High at the time and it was a weekday night. All of sudden, I heard her screaming out of her bedroom window, apparently at some other kids. . . . → Read More: Car Walking

Most Powerful Goal Your Children Can Attain

Ronald Reagan told this story – his aunt was going to have a pair of shoes made for him. She sent him to the cobbler, who had many different kinds of shoes from which to choose. Some had square toes, some had round toes. The cobbler asked him to choose which shoe he . . . → Read More: Most Powerful Goal Your Children Can Attain

Banning The “D-word”

Linda and I agreed before we got married that neither of us would ever speak the “D-word” between us. We recognized early on that the “D-word” was worse than Iran or North Korea going nuclear in our relationship; it was akin to actually using one of those dreaded nuclear weapons on one another.

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Over-Protecting Your Kids

By uss_dad

Every child needs protection….but many parents let their own insecurities take this element of parenting to the extreme. The mere notion that a child must be shielded from all pain is neither practical nor realistic.

Moms tend to be more over-protecting than dads as a rule, but I have seen both. The . . . → Read More: Over-Protecting Your Kids