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Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!
Thanksgiving is around the corner, which means that so is post-Thanksgiving, when it is time to give thanks for the things besides being with family and the blessings of the season. Come Nov. 27 and beyond:
1. Be thankful you were not crushed while attempting to buy a smart TV on Black Friday. (If you WERE crushed, please skip to item 15. And...Read more
I'll Carry Your Sheep for You
Lately, my workout log has been giving me evidence I can feel proud of. I'm inching toward my bench goal with cleaner reps. I'm rowing the weight of a whole grown adult and can deadlift what is likely a fit middle schooler. These numbers mean something to me because I know what it took to get here: showing up, showing up again, and then showing ...Read more
It's Not a Crime to Trust Your Kids
You may have read the story of Karyann Parkinson, the Williamsburg, Virginia, mom who let her son walk half a mile in their gated community to gather goose feathers.
Sam, 5, was fine. He and Karyann had been out earlier that same day, and he wanted to go back where they'd just been, passing a pond on the way. Eight months pregnant with child ...Read more
What's Weird and Wonderful?
Coca-Cola. I think we can all agree that's a pretty good brand name, right?
Ever think about why?
It's not just the billions of ad bucks behind it. It's all the K sounds -- three of them in quick, cute, clever succession -- not to mention two soft A's. In other words, Coca-Cola is a name bubbling over with mnemonic devices: alliteration and ...Read more
Mom 'Guilty' of Letting Son Walk Outside
In a quiet gated community in Virginia, Karyann Parkinson took a little bike ride with her 5-year-old son one morning this summer. They passed the grassy area where the boy loves to pick up goose feathers, next to a pond.
When they got home, the boy asked if he could walk back to get some more feathers. Parkinson, eight months pregnant, said ...Read more
What Helen Keller Can Teach Us About Parenting
The movie that best illustrates today's parenting expectations is "The Miracle Worker," about Helen Keller.
When Annie Sullivan is hired as governess, she gets feral Helen to eat off her own plate -- a harrowing process. The parents are so thrilled, they are ready to let Annie go. She has done all they hoped for.
Annie says no. This is only ...Read more
