Posts Tagged ‘parenting’

My Kid’s Clothing Strategy

My Kid’s Clothing Strategy
Tweet What do we know about kids and their clothing? They grow out of stuff in the blink of an eye. They get their threads incredibly dirty. They want to wear only their favorite ensembles. With these facts in mind, here’s my quick &...
February 24th, 2012 | Musings on Parenting | Read More

Quick Thoughts: On 49 Years of Marriage

Quick Thoughts: On 49 Years of Marriage
Tweet My mom and dad have been married 49 years today.  To each other!  Their stability and love for each other and their 3 sons is a huge part of the reason I am so stable in life and in my own relationships.  You can’t overstate the value...
February 23rd, 2012 | Musings on Parenting | Read More

Let Them Never Need Anyone Else

Let Them Never Need Anyone Else
Tweet The same recurring thought popped into my mind again this week, twice in fact.  Once as I watched my girls playing with creative and reckless abandon on wickedly cool pirate-themed playground equipment, and then again while quietly starring...
February 17th, 2012 | Musings on Parenting | Read More

How I Turn Credit Cards Rewards Into Free Vacations

How I Turn Credit Cards Rewards Into Free Vacations
Tweet Credit card debt is FUN! No, no it’s not.  It sucks eggs. I should know.  I’ve had major issues with plastic debt.  Ten years ago, I was nearly $20,000 in the red with Discover, American Express, and some random Visa card (probably...
February 3rd, 2012 | Musings on Parenting, Traveling with Kids | Read More

Getting Comfortable With The C Word

Getting Comfortable With The C Word
Tweet I am not the best writer.  Never will be. I am not the best t-shirt designer.  Never will be. I am not the best father or husband or son.  Never will be. ********** As a younger man I would beat myself up about my shortcomings.  I would...
January 31st, 2012 | Musings on Parenting | Read More

The Most Important Question Of Our Time

The Most Important Question Of Our Time
Tweet We leave for Barcelona in exactly two months from today. In getting the kids ready and excited for our rapidly approaching 10 day journey through Spain, France & Andorra, we dug out the Bear’s scrapbook from our last trip abroad. ...
January 30th, 2012 | Musings on Parenting, Traveling with Kids | Read More

The Best Way To Start A Day

The Best Way To Start A Day
Tweet There are mornings, and then there are mornings when your 4 1/2-year-old daughter climbs into bed beside you just before the sun begins its losing battle against the predicted rain clouds and quietly and emotively says, as she wraps her short...
January 23rd, 2012 | Musings on Parenting | Read More

Quick Thoughts: On Entertaining

Quick Thoughts: On Entertaining
Tweet As an entertainer and one who allows himself to entertain; I am getting better. It should be obvious, especially to anyone who has had the distinct displeasure of hearing me sing or watching me do something sorta resembles dancing, I am not...
January 19th, 2012 | Musings on Parenting | Read More

Abandoning The Elderly

Abandoning The Elderly
Tweet I turned 36 years of age today. As her present to me, the Mrs. will disappear into the moist grey sky this evening. Not a magic trick, unless air travel still fascinates you in that way. She’s ditching the girls and I for a business trip,...
January 17th, 2012 | Musings on Parenting | Read More

The Case Against Saving for College

The Case Against Saving for College
Tweet A few housekeeping things right off the bat: The below stance has nothing at all to do with the validity of college savings plans themselves; the investments, management fees, etc.  The opinions expressed here are based entirely on the idea...
January 10th, 2012 | Musings on Parenting | Read More
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