I still have to stop and think about my internal age versus my physical age. Inside, I feel like I’m twenty-five. But it’s weird to feel that way now that my youngest child is twenty-six. It doesn’t compute. Of course, looking at photos usually brings the illusion crashing down, also. I’m not graceful. So, aging…
I was talking with a friend about raising kids. If you have children. And you have more than one child, you see firsthand that they come with their own “stuff”. Nurture vs Nature? It’s a mix. But with a heavier helping of “nature”. In Kahlil Gibran’s poem On Children he says: They come through you…
A friend at work became a parent this week. Or rather, the baby was born this week. I guess they became a parent as soon as the baby was conceived. I was thinking about the advice I would give to new parents… Pay attention! Your little person is only a little person for a short…
Not everyone is meant to be a parent. Some people want to be one, but it doesn’t work out for them. Some people don’t want to be one, but they become parents anyway. I always wanted to be a parent. It’s not like I dreamed of being a dad or anything. But I always knew…
One of the things I love the most about my wife, Deb, is her maternal instincts. She has always had them. It was the epiphany that she would be a great mother some day, that made me see her in a new light almost forty years ago. One of her qualities that made me love…
Even though Caileigh got married last September, it’s still weird to think that one of our kids is married. Caileigh and Chris lived together for a few years before getting married. But the milestone of marriage adds another layer. I have an adult child… I mean, we have three adult children. Getting married doesn’t make…
When I went away to university, I never thought about the impact my absence might have on my parents. I was going off on a new adventure. Life beckoned and I answered the call. I missed my family, but I never really thought about how they might have missed me. After school, I came back…
I met my wife when we were both in a play 32 years ago. I had heard of her before I met her. My friend Jimmy had spoken about this Deb Dagenais who was a good actress. It was easy to be attracted to her. She was vivacious and fun. Sometimes after rehearsal, I would…
Okay, full disclosure. I don’t really know how to be a good parent. When my children were growing up and people would ask me why my kids were so well behaved, I would usually say “I’m lucky”. Or point to Deb, because she is an awesome mother! My kids are now 26, 23, and 20.…
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