What’s up with the fixation on the word f***? Lately, everywhere I turn, there it is – bumper stickers, shows and movies, songs, social media platforms, our national leaders. Authors[…]
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1. Kids spell love T – I – M – E 2. Discipline is a 4-letter word L – O – V – E 3. Practice what you preach. They[…]
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A few years ago, while end-of-season garden shopping, I discovered a clearance bin full of Tulip bulbs. Exactly what I was looking for. Imagine the color and texture these little[…]
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(Although I wrote this piece nearly a decade ago, at the beginning of the last four-years nightmare, it is unfortunately just as, if not more relevant today. There are still[…]
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(Here is the final section, Part 6 of Chapter 2 from What Did I Tell You?) Anyone claiming to be qualified to teach because they were once a student would[…]
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(Part 5 of Chapter 2 from What Did I Tell You?) According to the 1977 edition of the New Collegiate Dictionary (a high school graduation gift from my parents), the[…]
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(Part 4 of Chapter 2 from What Did I Tell You?) Nowadays, screens ranging in size from fitting in a pocket to covering a wall have invaded every aspect of[…]
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(Part 3 of Chapter 2 from What Did I Tell You?) Another notable attribute of parents, equally obvious yet routinely dismissed, ignored, even denied, is their primacy. Regarding the adults[…]
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(Here is the second section of Chapter 2 of What Did I Tell You?) A baffling aspect of parents is that no two of us have the same ones. I[…]
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(Here is the first section of chapter 2 from What Did I Tell You?) Parents comprise a unique category in the domain of human relationships, possessing distinctive qualities so heedlessly[…]