How to Build the 4th Grade Alamo Project

How to Build the 4th Grade Alamo Project

[I] am in the process of consolidating a very old personal blog from 8 years ago. You will never guess what the most popular post was from that site? Ironically it was a post about helping my daughter, Caitlyn, with her 4th Grade Texas Alamo project. There must be a...
How to Be a Cool Dad and Not a Clark Griswold

How to Be a Cool Dad and Not a Clark Griswold

[P]arents know that a family vacation, from which you load up the “family truckster” and drive across country, can sometimes turn out to be as much fun as the Griswolds’ Vacation. When I talk to most parents about family vacations, they usually end...
How to Plan the Ultimate Sweet 16 Party

How to Plan the Ultimate Sweet 16 Party

[I]f you are one of “those” parents who always tries to make birthday parties fun for your kids, you eventually start running out of ideas that can’t top the previous year. Last year, for Caitlyn’s 15th birthday party, I took her friends to an...
Dad’s Letter to His 16 Year Old Daughter

Dad’s Letter to His 16 Year Old Daughter

[M]y Dearest Caitlyn, When I started college, I told myself that I wanted a dozen kids. I know crazy, right? When I turned 25, I was worried that perhaps I would never have kids. Funny how you think when you are young. My dreams started coming true when I found out...
Positive Kid Reasons of Divorce

Positive Kid Reasons of Divorce

[W]hen you go through divorce, much is made of the negative effects on the children. Sometimes, it makes the divorcing parents feel even worse, and maybe even depressed. While it is without question one of the hardest aspects on children, there can be some positive...
Beyond Divorce to Co-Parenting

Beyond Divorce to Co-Parenting

[F]ew new situations work from the start; that new job, a move, even the joy of buying a longed-for car can temporarily “throw us off our game.” For a while. But we eventually work out the rough spots, develop a routine, and ultimately get comfortable in our new...