The teenagers are arguing back and forth with each other, then arguing back and forth with you. The grade school kids are alternating between fussy / whiny and over-the-top annoying. The toddlers are being demanding and semi-destructive. A lot of parents think, at this point, it’s the kids being crazy. And maybe they are beingContinue reading “Set the Tone in Your Home”
Category Archives: Family
Happy Thanksgiving
Two words. Happy. Let that sit with you. Sit with happiness. Sit in happiness. Then that other word. It’s actually a compound word: Thanks Giving You give thanks. If you’re giving it, it implies you’re giving it to someone. Or Someone. Today, I’m… Giving Thanks for… Happy. What a great day it has been! TheContinue reading “Happy Thanksgiving”
When You Fail As A Parent
We all fail as parents at some point. Maybe it’s once a year, maybe it’s once a month, maybe it’s once a week, maybe it’s once a day, maybe it’s a few times a day. I’m writing this post to help empower and enable you. I don’t want you to fail more at parenting; IContinue reading “When You Fail As A Parent”
Dumb Boy Stuff
Parents of teenage boys – what’s the biggest problem these days? The Dumb Boy Stuff List What’s the biggest challenge these days? I’m curious because one of my sons is entering this phase. I know what the challenges were when I was that age. Seems like from 5th grade to freshman year, boys just “do dumbContinue reading “Dumb Boy Stuff”
From 24 to 1000
The problem isn’t lack of knowledge; it’s lack of wisdom. We have no problem finding knowledge. We live in the AI Age & Information Age. We can Google anything or use ChatGPT for anything. We can search Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, Grok, YouTube, and social media too. In a matter of seconds, we can know anythingContinue reading “From 24 to 1000”
Pregnancy – The Emotional Rollercoaster for Men and Women
As a dad of four kids, I’m qualified to write this one. Although let me be clear, I am not qualified to give birth or deliver a child. I’m simply telling you from a husband’s perspective, with input from my wife, as to what the emotional rollercoaster of pregnancy looks like for the two ofContinue reading “Pregnancy – The Emotional Rollercoaster for Men and Women”
Fast Car Lyrics: What Do They Mean?
The song Fast Car came on the radio, and I thought, “Man, this sounds familiar.” It was like I already knew the lyrics, intrinsically, but the voice seemed so different than how I remembered it. I sang along to the parts I knew, told my wife I needed to look it up when I gotContinue reading “Fast Car Lyrics: What Do They Mean?”
Omer Redden 