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Generation Nerd: Does Social Ineptitude Matter for our Kids?

March 3, 2021 by Tobin Walsh Leave a Comment

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You know Chad. Every business in America has one. Chad is the nice-looking, smiley, firm-hand-shaking, future C-level executive-to-be at your office. Chad is smart, but more than that, he has that “it” factor that propels him to the front of any promotion process. When you think about Chad, he seems more accomplished than pragmatically productive. I am no Chad. I tried but have fallen short. I’m OK with it, mostly because after my wife and I started having kids, I realized I could set out to provide some lucky corporation a future Chad of my making. Yes, I’d raise my kids to be witty, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: growing up, relationships Tagged With: competitive children, introvert, social life, work

Awkward Reflections of Self in Child Require Understanding, Acceptance

June 8, 2020 by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

man sitting on log in forest reflecting thinking

How is it that I get on my own nerves? In my case, I'm socially awkward. As a child, I’d always be the quiet one, not sure how or when to interact with others. Seventy percent of my interactions with people were, to my estimation, “weird.” Then, I’d spend the day or week thinking of how I could have been wittier, or more responsive. Better listener, responder, etc. I have these memories going back to elementary school. It took me many years to come to grips with this and accept I had a closed personality. Many more years to learn compensating techniques. And awkwardness is still … [Read more...]

Filed Under: parenting styles, play, toddlers Tagged With: introvert, social life

Dads in Line Getting Coffee

December 4, 2019 by Whit Honea 4 Comments

lonely cup of coffee on a counter

I met a friend for coffee the other day. It’s something we try to do on a regular basis, which, apparently, means once every eight months. Our schedules have proven difficult to align, despite our living two miles apart, having kids at the same school, and working in similar creative fields. It takes half a year and two dozen texts to create 90 minutes of quality time at Starbucks, 15 of which are spent standing in line. This is the sum of our parts, a life defined by new math and the old habits we cannot help but cling to. This is a pattern in my life, and I’m not sure how I got here. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: relationships, work-life balance Tagged With: friendship, social life

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