As you may know, I’ve recently sent two of my four children off to universities this summer. Outfitting them, for what is the first time they have lived on their own, has been quite the experience. We have basically set up two other “households” with everything we think they will […]
By H. F. Parkhurst After many years and being a grandfather, I’m learning to consider children as young people. They’re bright and shiny pennies filled with the wonder of discovering the world. They rush this way and that as though they’re on wheels and are filled with a never-ending supply […]
I knew the day would come eighteen years ago when I welcomed three babies into my life within twenty short months – the anticipated days when I would have to send my children off to college. The departure started recently when I said goodbye to my oldest son at the […]
By Edwin A. Locke, Ph.D., and Ellen Kenner, Ph.D. The so-called experts say that romantic passion cannot last—that it’s just based on hormones in the brain that deplete as the “honeymoon” period, the excitement of a new love, fades away. We disagree. The secret to lasting romantic passion lies in […]
By Harry H. Harrison Jr. What do parents fight more about than sex or money? Ask any parent: it’s how to raise their children. The dilemma is that while both parents love their children, while they may even have agreed beforehand how to raise their children, while they may have […]
By Jeff Beals “Had a very long day today. Got into an argument with my boss and a client. All I want to do is drink a glass of wine and take it easy, but I have to do laundry tonight. Arrrgh!” This is the text of a post I […]
