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Act your age
Ouch. I know this is true for me. Just because my age is greater than my kids’, my behavior often isn’t. I am just more subtly immature than…
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Look for the good; don’t squint for the bad
Often it’s the meanings that we attach to events or conversations that cause…
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The hardest thing about being a father…
Father’s Day, celebrated yesterday here in the States, can provoke some powerful reflection.
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Breathe, Baby, Breathe
Right before you taxi down the runway, flight attendants share a simple message. “In the case of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will drop from the ceiling compartment.” You know what…
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Joined at the hip
In marriage it’s easy to get attached, feeling a need to do everything together, agree on everything together, and severely limit…
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Fight for Your Right to Fight
I’m convinced that despite what people say, pretty much everyone loves conflict. If not on the sports field, then we enjoy it on TV. Or in the political arena. See, we all love conflict…
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Response+ability
My greatest hope for your kids is for each of them become a “responsible” adult. I know, I know, every parent says that. But not every parent means it the way I do. Most parents, when they say the word…
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Hi, I’m Frank
How many times have you blown up at your spouse, or child, or coworker, because you finally said what you should have stated weeks or months ago?
