Archive for June, 2010
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Wednesday, June 30th, 2010Have you seen him? Fred Figglehorn on YouTube. Have you seen him? Ok, I will admit Fred is my guilty pleasure and Paris’s number one channel she watches on YouTube. He is a ficitonal character made up by a young teenager named Lucas Cruikshank from Nebraska who portrays a 6-year-old from [...]
A Dad’s Point-of-View, by Bruce Sallan – Do YOU Keep Secrets (from your partner)?
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010Do You Keep Secrets From Your Spouse?
Is it ever okay to keep a secret from your spouse? If so, what secrets are okay and which are not? I would suggest there are times where a so-called “white lie” is a good thing while most of the time honesty is truly the best policy. [...]
Choosing the Positive
Monday, June 28th, 2010It can be easy to see everything that is stacked up against you. Money is tight, you work too much, the housework is never ending. You have two choices – you can see it as a challenge to overcome, or you can feel sorry for yourself.
If you consciously choose the positive mindset, it will start [...]
A Dad’s Point-of-View, by Bruce Sallan – The Teen Years Ain’t No Picnic!
Sunday, June 27th, 2010My wife dragged me to her church for an all-day seminar called “Turbulence Ahead–Parenting Teens Through the Bumpy Years.” I went along, in support of her and in support of her recent “turbulence” with our oldest son, who is 16½ and a handful. But, my initial reaction was that this was a long [...]
Voices In Your Head
Friday, June 25th, 2010There are voices in your head. And mine. Everyone’s. I consider myself a positive person so imagine my dismay at how many negative voices I heard in my own head once I really started paying attention. What else did I discover? The negative thoughts were almost 100% of the time directed at…myself.
I realized that I [...]
A Dad’s Point-of-View, by Bruce Sallan – Is There Shame Anymore?
Friday, June 25th, 2010Before I delve into the subject of “Shame,” I want to share some news of which I’m very unashamed and proud. I have a new radio show called “The Bruce Sallan Show–A Dad’s Point-of-View,” which is inspired, if not actually based, on my columns. It is broadcast on KZSB AM1290, The Santa Barbara [...]
I am Blessed to Have Supportive Kids
Thursday, June 24th, 2010I think that as parents, especially single parents, we spend so much time wanting to be supportive of our kids. Maybe it’s because we only see them so often, or maybe because we worry about how being raised by a single parent might affect them later on in life.
Webster defines support as:
to bear or hold [...]
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