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”
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46 Reasons You Might Not Like Christmas
Christmas is a complicated time of year for many folks, myself included. For years, I struggled with Christmas. I was a literal Grinch. All kinds of reasons: family complications, food issues, unfulfilled wants, crazy people, religious reasons, money troubles, work reasons, loneliness, loss, and grieving. Some I felt more than others. Some in this list,Continue reading “46 Reasons You Might Not Like Christmas”
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”
Parenting Babies
Before you become a parent, you have all kinds of judgments of other parents, don’t you? I did. When I’m a parent… Then you have a kid and all hell breaks loose. You aren’t sleeping because the baby isn’t sleeping. Some days you’re up at 4:32am some days at 7:22am, some days at 9:03am. BedtimeContinue reading “Parenting Babies”
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”
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 