It’s Okay Not To Be Okay
Parenting is hard. There I said it. Not just hard, but really, really hard. Like advanced calculus, quantum mechanics type hard. Gestating a baby, growing him inside you for nearly…
Parenting is hard. There I said it. Not just hard, but really, really hard. Like advanced calculus, quantum mechanics type hard. Gestating a baby, growing him inside you for nearly…
"He hit me", "it was him", "that's not fair." As a mom of five, I hear these phrases on an hourly basis (at an obnoxiously high volume). Kids spend a…
My wife and I have been reading aloud in the morning sun an excellent book, "A Severe Mercy" by Sheldon Vanauken. It is chock-full of the fantastic journey of Van…
As readers know by now, I'm all in when it comes to having kids, growing a family, being there for them, and making sacrifices for their sake. But if I'm…
HowFamilyDinnersCanHealaDisconnectedSociety Some childhood memories are crystal clear, etched in your mind like a photograph. I can very clearly remember the day I was finally allowed to get my ears pierced…
Swipe. Match. Hookup. Repeat. Modern dating has become a soulless machine, and men are breaking down inside it. And these are the so-called lucky ones. Most guys today feel like…
For years, Millennial women were warned that having children would end their freedom, that abandoning careers to raise kids was weak, embarrassing, and risky. Sheryl Sandberg urged us to "Lean…
Lately, I've watched friends and family expand their families, often moving from one child to two. We frequently celebrate the miracle of a first child, but rarely do we discuss…