When I was a child, if I did something wrong, or was set up by my older sister, my dad would spank me with a brown, leather belt. As I got a little older, if I did something wrong, or was set up by my older sister, my dad would spank me with a wood […]
Why Does My Child ALWAYS Respond with, “Good”?
We’ve all been there. The kids climb into the car as we pick them up from school and our immediate question for them is, “how was your day at school?” And it seems to never fail, everyday, year-after-year we get the same response, “good.” In his book, It’s Better to Build Boys than Mend Men, […]
Happy Birthday Gavin!!!
My little “oldest” son Gavin turns 6 years old today! I must say that I am extremely thankful to God for giving Gavin 6 healthy years of life, for protecting him in ways we’ve known (through a horrible car accident 3 years ago) and in ways that we will never know. I am thankful that […]
Am I a Bad Parent?
Ok, I want you to be honest here today! I want you to answer the question, am I a bad parent? Of course it is impossible for you to tell if I am a bad parent based on this one situation, but you can answer, was this a bad parenting decision…or a good one? The […]
Conversations with a 2 Year Old
…about “Onalds” (Translated: McDonald’s) Everyday Nicki has to drive by McDonald’s to take Gavin to school…everyday Tristan begs to go to McDonald’s. McDonald is Tristan’s hero, he can be asleep and if we come within 3 miles of a McDonald’s his special radar goes off and he starts calling out for “Onald’s!!!” “Onald’s!!!” The typical […]