I'm a coach. So, whenever people discover we have a 12-year-old son his athletics always come into question. People are always blown away that I really couldn't care less if my son plays a sport. "He's my math-lete, dagnabbit!"
Fortunately for my son, he isn't growing up where I grew up. He has options. Survival isn't one of his daily objectives. His father grew up in a single parent home, was an apartment kid (never had to cut a blade of grass), went to seven elementary schools, was smart but lacked guidance, was the man of the house at age 5, had a parent that didn't support his dreams and dictated to him what he should do with his life. I vowed...
When it comes to receiving successful career advice I'm sure you've heard some form of the following: "It's not work if you do what you love." However what advice is acceptable for becoming a parent instantly after saying 'I do'? Okay, quick background rapid fire! I fell in love with a single mother of one and she fell for for me. Being two divorcees we ran off to the San Francisco for a beautiful City Hall wedding. This was all over the span of three years.
I'll say it only once for context: stepdad. This title isn't spoken in our house. Why? We don't like that word. Yet that title will rear its ugly head during doctors' visits, school functions and...
The first half of 2017 has had its up and downs. Definitely not bad, but not easy either. A large part of this is due to getting lax in schedule and planning and filling up our schedule with STUFF. So, rather than throwing out all the rules this summer and going rogue, I’m going to use June as a re-start. I find that if my home is in order and my life is in order, then work tends to be in order and things run more smoothly and everyone sleeps better. And at the end of the day, it’s all about clocking in at least 8 hours of sleep.
So, here is my no-so-traditional summer bucket list:
Meals at the...
Parents, we've all been there. Our child has had some version of a meltdown in a public place and we're now the subject of what feels like a million pairs of eyes. What next, flight or fight? Address it now or get out of dodge? Personally (contingent on age and reason of said meltdown) I make the choice of flight. I'll ignore the judging stares and get to a private area where I can handle the situation without an audience. But what happens when a spectator wants to help ... without permission? I have a specific example.
Several weeks ago, my little family and I woke up extremely early to get to downtown BR for a bevy of fun activities....
After months of living out of our home and in a construction zone due to the Great Flood of 2016, I recently found our family settled into our new normal. Our routines of getting dressed and out of the door without screaming (some days), coming home for dinner, homework and baths, and our weekends with varying activities. I began to find myself falling back into the chaos of everyday living.
Driving home one night I thought back to our time of being displaced by the flood, and I had a moment of clarity. I realized that things were hectic at that time, yes, but we were intentional about spending time together as a family. We did this to make our...
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