Don’t tell my kids but I am eating donuts for dinner tonight. This is one of the gifts that come with age and wisdom, the ability to act upon bad advice and hide from the consequences. Ok, that is not entirely true, there are consequences for eating donuts for dinner and if you were here… Continue reading You Ought To Eat Donuts For Dinner
Month: March 2015
Have Electronic Devices Killed Conversation?
A short while ago I mentioned to a friend that I was frustrated because people weren’t returning telephone calls and he just shook his head at me. “Josh, no one uses the telephone any more. It is ancient technology and it would be better if it died.” The universe must not have wanted us to… Continue reading Have Electronic Devices Killed Conversation?
Playing Not To Lose
When I was around 13 or 14 a kid in school said I was the biggest loser I had ever met. I don’t remember what prompted it but I remember knocking him over a trashcan and telling him if he didn’t stop messing with me I was going to try rip his head from his… Continue reading Playing Not To Lose
Don’t Suffer From The Stupidity Of Forward Thinking
Another father told me that he would never yell at his children because it was the type of behavior that would lead to his kids turning into “unthinking animals.” When I didn’t respond he took that as a prompt to continue and told me he believed “forward thinking” parents understood that “progressive parenting” meant you… Continue reading Don’t Suffer From The Stupidity Of Forward Thinking
