A little about the situation I am in I am currently in my third year of University, while my partner works full time. This means when I'm trying to study I still have a house to run and a 2 and 3 year old to look after. This is where [...]
It can be so hard to communicate with a teenager. If you have been trying, chances are you have decided it is an exercise in futility. Why is it more like talking to a bear?! Your frustration is natural, but you should keep one thing in mind: your teenager is [...]
Parents have a bit of a bad habit that we can all fall prey to. In our desire to make sure our teenagers succeed and have an incredible life, we can begin to push them a little too hard. When we do, we can fill them with dread, making [...]
Ever notice how your child (or in my case, little girl) runs to mommy every chance they get? It hurts and trust me, I know. I use to get so upset that she only wanted mom that I started to be kind of rude to my wife. It started to [...]
I could post pictures of all the expensive presents and all the crap I own but the most precious thing I had this Christmas was time with this little beaut.
As a parent, one of the most common concerns that I struggle with on a daily basis is making sure that my children are safe on the road. Although my kids are now teenagers, they are prone to making mistakes or getting distracted when they spend time behind the wheel. [...]
“I just strive to not suck.” Those words were Tweeted to me by a comedian named Dylan Brody. Dylan wasn’t talking about his art—although I’m sure he approaches that in a similar fashion—he was talking about how he lives. As a complete thought, he was saying: I just try [...]
Recently, my oldest daughter informed us that she did not want to change her younger brother's poopy diapers. On the surface, it seemed like a reasonable request. After all, I wanted to avoid changing his diapers too. Then, it hit me. Was she changing his diapers? Who told her that [...]
Bullying at school is an increasingly common problem in today's world. It never was easy to be a teenager. Things seem to only have gotten worse with the passing of time, however. Bullying is a serious epidemic that affects countless teenagers all throughout the United States and planet. It isn't [...]
INTRODUCING YOU TO BANDS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW, BUT TOTALLY SHOULD. Neutral Milk Hotel You need to have some Neutral Milk Hotel in your life if you don’t already. Occupy yourself with a day or two of them in your musical rotation and I guarantee that you’ll wonder why you [...]