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My Parents Told Me: “One Day, You’ll Understand Why!”

I understand why now I’ve been a parent for just over seven years now. It didn’t take me too much longer after becoming

Things are easy to get but hard to keep. Welp. It happened. My often-blogged-about six year-old turned seven a few days ago. His

Right or wrong? Only one way to find out: Make the decision. You may remember that a few months ago, I was assistant

No wait…let me explain Forty minutes. For over eleven years, that was how long it took me to drive each way, to and

Great for design. A necessity for life. This time of year is just the best, right? I mean, it’s festive, it’s fun, it’s a

It’s like 300 times a day, you guys. We all know that kids are curious. It’s an incredibly healthy character trait and I try

Real Wins. Every Time. My sister and I are in charge of Thanksgiving Day planning this year. Usually, it’s our older sister that handles

All you really need to do is one thing… My wife, Lesley, and I look at the calendar all the time. At least

Hint: Willy Wonka knew it all along. “Oh, you can’t get out backwards. You gotta go forwards to go back. Better press on.”

There’s the rub. Hobbies are super fun. We all know that. They’re cathartic. They’re relaxing. They realign and tune you back into yourself.