“LE’s really growing up, isn’t he?”
A former colleague and mastermind buddy emailed me a week or so ago. She’d seen this video and commented on LE’s vertical growth, his deepening voice, and his overall physical maturity.
“Yes,” I countered in a reply…”but into what?”
The Metamorphosis of Attitude
Along with the metamorphosis of physical attributes that accompanies [...]
There are times when a single dad has no choice but to be flexible.
Like the other other night when my Ex calls to ask me if I could switch a scheduled overnight stay for the next night.
Normally not a big deal except that I’d made plans around the weekly overnight that LE has with his [...]
70% of American parents spank their kids on an ‘as needed’ basis. How is it we’ve come to accept that assaulting a child helps them learn?
If you spank your children, I hope you’ll read this post in its entirety and then pause to examine your reasons for hitting your child. Ask yourself if hitting [...]
Can you become a more effective and happier Solo-Dad in about a month?
I think you can!
Ever since I read and participated in Darren Rowse’s 31 Days To Building a Better Blog series on ProBlogger.net (now a downloadable workbook available for only $19.95), I’ve thought about this concept of improving areas of one’s life in a month.
Naturally, here [...]
Intestinal Fortitude
If you’ve never heard that announcement with your own name inserted in the appropriate place, I can’t possibly describe the sudden sense of deep-freeze-cold that envelops your gastrointestinal tract.
I’ve heard it more than once in my life and it was with the same GI Freeze that I approached the Junior High’s administration offices to [...]
The assignment was simple enough in theory.
“Create a human neuron out of household items.”
It’s enough to make a parent scratch his head in response to the quizzical looks from his 7th grader.
Neurons, yay! Cells, boo.
I do have to admit it wasn’t as bad as making the three dimensional cell out of food items that we [...]
In fact, it’s true.
My daughter Bethany informed me a few days ago that she’s pregnant. I saw her and David yesterday when they were kind enough to cook dinner for me here in the beach bungalow. She’s already got the glow.
She looks so much like her mother that it brings back memories of when I [...]
As cancers go, mine isn’t anything as bad as what some must deal with.
For those parents facing a form of malignancy that has the potential to prematurely end your life, my heart goes out to you. My story fades in comparison to what you must deal with each day.
Still, I had not only Little Elvis [...]
Some random thoughts on parenting by…’experts?’
Psychiatry enables us to correct our faults by confessing our parents’ shortcomings. Laurence J. Peter (1919 – 1988)
The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy. Sam Levenson (1911 – 1980)
When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out [...]
When I travel for business (a few days per month), Little Elvis stays with his mother who lives a few miles away.
While this is the preferred choice for him, it’s not exactly the best solution for me.
More often than not, he misses school when I’m away.
Missing junior high is a big deal. The work required [...]
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