Racism and Those Three Fatal Words

Racism and Those Three Fatal Words

“I’m going to speak my mind. If they have the right to tell me all the things I’m doing wrong then I have the right to do the same to them!”   Long pause from me.   Certainly, any of us who are raising and/or regularly interacting with teenagers have heard...
I’m Friends With Donald Trump… Sort of

I’m Friends With Donald Trump… Sort of

Yes, Donald Trump. That’s not a typo or an attention-grabbing title. I guess it is attention-grabbing, but it is also true. I discovered it a couple of months ago, not through ancestry.com or some secret letter hidden away in my parent’s belongings or through some...
3 Tips For Relieving Stress on Thanksgiving

3 Tips For Relieving Stress on Thanksgiving

The country is in a total state of conflict these days. Student uprisings, governors voting to ban the arrival of Syrian and Iraqi refugees in their states, Missouri and Minneapolis rising up and so much more. Well, at least the Kardashians got knocked off the front...
Communication – A Lost Art?

Communication – A Lost Art?

In this last week, I have had three separate experiences regarding the art of communication. The first was a parent meeting at my youngest son’s school. A spirited discussion on the problems and opportunities technology presents for our children in the realm of...