Although brain damage from Fetal Alcohol Syndrome left him clumsy and afraid to ride a bike, my special-needs son proved to be a runner … and a leader.
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Knock, Knock: Conversations with My Teenage Daughter
Most conversations with teenage post-millennial daughter start with me knocking on her bedroom door. It usually doesn’t get better from there. Until it does.
Remember Childhood Through the Little Things
I want to remember the nights I held you and ran the vacuum to get you to sleep and the look on your face when the ice cream truck’s music became audible.
Modeling a Healthy Positive Relationship
I want my kids to know what a healthy relationship looks like. — If your child were to candidly evaluate the […]
A Letter to My 1-Year-Old Daughter
A touching first birthday letter to a daughter about the “absolute blur and a thrilling joy ride” her initial 12 months of life have been.
It’s Showtime When Daughters Become Women
There are upsides as my daughters become women, parting with childhood and leaving my influence behind. It takes time and patience to find them, though.