guilt | Matthew Dicks

I hereby release myself of all parental guilt regarding the iPad. It was shortsighted, stupid, and purposelessly nostalgic.

By Matthew Dicks | August 5, 2014 |

I brought my son downstairs for breakfast. As we stepped into the kitchen, he saw the iPad on the counter and said, “iPad! Chair! iPad! Chair!” This is the two year-old version way of saying, “Father, I would very much like to take a seat in my favorite chair and make use of that glorious…

I suspect that working women are more mentally tough than Barbara Walters believes

By Matthew Dicks | May 30, 2012 |

Barbara Walters had this to say about the recent TIME magazine cover: “This is such a guilt trip for working women.” Is it naïve of me to suggest that Barbara recall the words of the great Eleanor Roosevelt: “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”