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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010Over the past few years I have talked about my experiences with raising children as a single dad. People ask me all the time “how do you do it”, to which I respond “I just do it”. Really when you think about it, we all have some sort of experiences from our childhood that we can draw [...]
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 [...]
My Husband’s Favorite Sweatshirt
Monday, August 23rd, 2010For the first few weeks after Phil’s death anything that had touched his body was sacred. His shoes were sitting where he last left them, his lunchbox remained on top of the refrigerator, and his toothbrush was standing next to mine in the holder. One day I found an eyelash of his and pressed it [...]
I am just old fashioned?
Saturday, August 21st, 2010The world has changed a lot over the past two decades. I find that the standards which are applied to society have shifted rather radically. While being a fairly level headed and rational person there are times when I start to wonder: “is it me who is missing something?” This recent self questioning came from [...]
A Dad’s Point-of-View, by Bruce Sallan – Couples Need (Other) Couples
Saturday, August 21st, 2010While on a recent vacation, my wife and I had a stimulating discussion with friends about friends. We were enjoying a meal with two other couples and one of the men asked the question, “Have you found many couples that you are friends with and, if so, how have you met them?”
What followed [...]
A Dad’s Point-of-View, by Bruce Sallan – Two Generations Growing Up Together
Saturday, August 21st, 2010Sometimes, life brings us a lot of lessons at once. In my family, we’ve gotten our share of them recently and they’ve added dimension to our lives and allowed us to each grow in different ways, without necessarily providing a neat and regular narrative for my column. That hasn’t stopped me yet and [...]
Between Two Worlds
Friday, August 20th, 2010My boys will be returning from a 2-week stay at their father’s. I am looking forward to seeing them, and I know we will all go through a “re-entry” process, where they transition back to the orbit that is our house. They have been living the bachelor life of late nights and sleeping in. Once [...]
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