All my exes live in Texas… I just dated myself, didn’t I? Well, no, my exes don’t live in Texas. One is in South Carolina, and the other is in Washington. So what? You might think I don’t have to worry about them, right? Wrong. Maybe “worry” is the wrong word—let’s go with “concerned” or “aware.”…

Goals…yep…I have ‘em! A lot of ’em! One was to have this post done 2 weeks ago…see how that works? The truth is, that no matter what goals we set for ourselves or our families, they’re all pipe dreams unless we do the work.  I can rattle off a bunch of excuses why I didn’t…

What do you think of when I say “discipline”? A lot of people automatically think about kids behaving badly. The definition of discipline is–the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience. So what does that mean?… Anyone?… Bueller? I’ll tell you what it means to…

I was taught how to listen by my oldest daughter when she was about 14. She was explaining the trials and tribulations of being a teenager in high school and I, being the loving and doting father I am, tried to tell her how to “fix” these “problems”.  She looked me squarely in the eye…