It’s rare that a simple change can alter the course of an entire household, but our recent decision to turn an otherwise unused table in our home into an art…
I saw a friend last week who recently had a baby. She told me that of all the advice she received prior to giving birth, my warning about all the…
was sitting inside Barnes & Noble last week with seven teenagers who are participating in our writing camp. We were discussing book titles when one of the students pointed at…
In the last three days, the following words have come out of my five year-old daughter’s mouth: “Mom, just remember: the doctor knows best.” “Dad, you know I don’t like…
It’s grainy, and the color is bad, but this photograph means the world to me. I grew up in a time before digital photography, and as a family, we took…
In listening to the most recent Nerdist Writer’s Panel podcast, the writer and show runner of the television show Trophy Wife, Emily Halpern, was asked if she ever fights with…
Could someone please tell Derek Jeter that he can still play and that his retirement is making me feel less like a boy and too much like an adult. While…
As a follow-up to yesterday’s list of 99 reasons that I love my wife, I thought I’d add this: My wife likes Starbucks very much. She enjoys Starbucks beverages as…
A few weeks ago, I discovered that my daughter doesn’t think I sleep. Because I am out of bed every day by 4:30 and back in bed well after she…
Today is our eighth wedding anniversary. Last year I listed 99 reasons that I love my wife. Today, I listed 99 new ones. __________________________ 1. She was not aware of…
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