Teenagers
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2010We went on a family skiing trip and on my son’s first run of the season, he fell and broke his arm. Thankfully, it was a clean hairline fracture and he should heal just fine. It may take his ego a bit longer to recover, as he was trying to follow his girlfriend [...]
The Kids Were Gone For Three Weeks and I Didn’t Miss Them
Friday, July 16th, 2010Well Jack and Michaela made their annual trek to Montana this summer to see their grandparents, cousins, aunt and uncles. I for the first time didn’t because I had to really focus on finishing my book “Kickin’ Butt a a Single Parent” 99 Tips Every Single Parent Must Have (available August 12th) and making a [...]
I am Blessed to Have Supportive Kids
Thursday, June 24th, 2010I think that as parents, especially single parents, we spend so much time wanting to be supportive of our kids. Maybe it’s because we only see them so often, or maybe because we worry about how being raised by a single parent might affect them later on in life.
Webster defines support as:
to bear or hold [...]
A Dad’s Point-of-View, by Bruce Sallan – “Best Friend or Best Parent?”
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010We had a boy’s trip to Vegas. By “boys,” I mean my two boys, who were almost 16 and 13, at the time, and me, the oldest of the “boys” (according to my wife). I had to consider, yet again, the dilemma we confront as parents today, with the constant assault on our [...]
A Parents Job Description
Friday, May 21st, 2010Since it is Friday and the weekend is upon us, I thought that I would share with you a job description that a friend of mine recently shared with me. I have posted this blog once before but believe that it it is worth repeating. I hope that it brings a smile to your face [...]
A Dad’s Point-of-View, by Bruce Sallan – Our Teens and Their Raging Angst
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010Teen energy, angst, and anger manifest itself in so many ways. Every day it seems that we read about some teen that has done something unusually self-destructive, and occasionally destructive to others. Columbine was an extreme example of this. Many so-called “normal” teens tend to use or abuse the ol’ standbys of drinking, drugs, [...]
The Eleven Things You Will Not Learn In School
Friday, May 7th, 2010A few years ago I was emailed this list of the eleven things you will not learn in school. I was told that it was presented by Bill Gates at a High School commencment speech. Since then I have been informed that it was actually an an excerpt from the book “Dumbing Down our Kids” [...]
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