The game does not play the team
Many of you who follow my blog have seen it change, grow, adjust, and slow over the course of this year. You saw it begin with my opinion of kids being brats and a reflection of me learning that sh!t washes. You may have read a few fictional stories before I moved them into their own adjacent apartment for the purpose of keeping this space more family friendly. You witnessed the rebuilding … [Read more...]
How many times have we heard or told our kids “Just eat it, it’s good for you…” or “Just try it…”? I’ve done it. I’ve heard it. I’ve also been a victim of it. Did you know that your taste buds change approximately every seven years? That explains why as an adult, you probably don’t mind your vegetables so much even if you hated them as a kid. At any rate, let me tell … [Read more...]
If you’re a guy and you have to toy shop for a little girl, I feel for you.Poor things---traversing the crowd at your local ‘buy it all in one place’ store, doing your best ‘I’m so into this’ face. Once you hit the aisle, you start to look around---as if the manhood fairy is lurking around the corner with a pair of pliers and a quarter in hand. God forbid you have a question. You … [Read more...]
Opening scene: Its the weekend. You are out to lunch with a friend and their kids. Two sections over, ‘little Suzy’ is having a major meltdown. Your friend speaks –“Oh, if that was my child…”You interrupt, “Um… before you finish that statement, can you please remove your child from my pasta? He’s stepping on my meatball…"“Oh, little Johnny… come … [Read more...]
So you’ve kept your New Year’s resolution for almost a whole week, have you? Congratulations!You’ve made great first steps – toward failure! Sounds a little harsh, I know--don’t write me off just yet.I’m not a ‘naysayer’. In fact, I’m quite the opposite. There’s just a little something wrong with your well-intentioned process. Let me show you … [Read more...]
