By Patrick
Back to school college parties bring out more than just friends.
Monday, August 30th, 2010Back to school college parties bring out more than just friends.
So my daughter went packing off to college for her third year. Seems that last weekend, they had a back to school party at their apartment and lo and behold some “friend” of a friend walked off with her laptop computer.
Man, how I wish [...]
Lessons in the Roger Clemens’ Tragedy
Monday, August 23rd, 2010Lessons in the Roger Clemens’ Tragedy
So, to listen to the radio and sporting news this weekend and hear that Rusty Hardin, the attorney defending Roger Clemens in against his congressional indictment; it seems that an adamant defense is proof of innocence.
Hardin said something to the effect that the sheer tenacity with which Clemens [...]
Nothing Serious Today—Just a Funny Kid Story
Monday, August 2nd, 2010Just a funny kid story
So a long long time ago I was at the lake with my two kiddos and my nephew. He was a few years older than my guys so the ages were probably around 9 to 6 years old.
They were kicking around on the shoreline rocks and I was relaxing in [...]
A parable on relationship dynamics for your children and perhaps for you
Monday, July 26th, 2010A parable on relationship dynamics for your children and perhaps for you
So I am reflecting back on a parable I once told to my daughter.
This was after she had done some goofy “relationship dance” with another teen aged boy. I had read this parable in a Jungian Psychology book many years [...]
Communicating takes on different forms at differnt stage of parent-child dynamic…
Monday, May 24th, 2010Kids communicate in all sorts of ways
Today I dialed a wrong number… The other person said, “Hello?” and I said,
“Hello, could I speak to Joey?”… They said, “Uh… I don’t think so…he’s only 2 months old.” I said, “I’ll wait.”
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A sad tale of one parent’s revenge affecting Mother’s Day celebration
Monday, May 10th, 2010This is a sad tale.
This is a tale of meanness, small mindedness and bitter revenge with collateral damage inflicted upon the most innocent of innocents.
This is a sad tale.
So this past Sunday was Mother’s Day and I was discussing the upcoming celebration with a single mom who has two precious children. When asked about [...]
Happy Mother’s Day to all moms and dads
Monday, May 3rd, 2010I always look forward to Mother’s Day as it gives me a chance to shower appreciation on my mom for all the great stuff she did for her 8 children way back in the day. It also gives me a chance to show my appreciation to my child rearing mentor, my older sister. [...]
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