Category Archives: Parenting??

Some friends asked me to share thoughts on my parenting style. After claiming it seemed a bit arrogant since none of my kids were grown and could all still go “horribly bad” and then I’d look like a fool, I heard, “Don’t care. Do it anyway. It won’t be held against you.”

So, here you go, some of my thoughts on parenting. Keep in mind, I won’t touch on the stuff you can get from any parenting book but instead will focus on what gets ME thinking. Read at your own risk, I could be dreadfully wrong. Good luck… At least you care enough to read something, huh?

“I’ll never do that when I grow up!”

When I was younger, there were things that went on in my family that REALLY bugged me. As a “for instance” when my younger brother and I would end up in a “knock down drag out” fight, it seemed that … Continue reading

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Seriously. It’s Not Your Fault

Here’s the deal. The world KNOWS that the number of kids diagnosed on the autism spectrum is rising and along with that has come a slew of… I hate to say it… but… PREDATORS. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post … Continue reading

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Kyle’s Autism Story… OR… How I Got REAL Happy.

I’ll admit it. I am a flawed human being. But I’m trying my best. It feels like I always have. Of course, I’m guessing most people would SAY that. But until I had two sons that were diagnosed with autism, … Continue reading

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MEN… It’s Time to Serve. And LOVE It.

Read at your own risk. This is personal and deep (for me) but I feel compelled. So, here you go. Early on in my wife’s pregnancy with our twins, I had a horrifying thought. Now, you should know that I … Continue reading

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Constructive Kidicism

My 2 oldest boys, 17 and 19 are very smart. Obviously, most parents would SAY that. But those 2 suckers did something this weekend SO smart that they had me questioning myself. Here’s the most interesting thing. They were so … Continue reading

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I Cry Alone

I’m a man. Which means I’m supposed to be the strong one, the one that is the rock, the one that others can turn to if they need “lifting up.” And I like to think I do a fairly good … Continue reading

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Wow… That HURT.

A few days ago Ricky (unknowingly) said something that dismayed me. He ran in to the kitchen and said, “Dad, I’m going have a kid, maybe name him Kyle Jr.” then he smiled, giggled and ran off. Obviously, this SHOULD … Continue reading

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The Three Inning Rule

Have you ever just completely lost it with one of your children? They push the exact right buttons and send you over the edge? Yeah, I know, I have too. And then afterwards you realize what you’ve done and you … Continue reading

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Kids Are Like Velociraptors

Recently I had a conversation with a co-worker who told me, in dealing with his 6 month-old daughter – who was screaming and crying uncontrollably because she wasn’t getting what she wanted – that he was calmly rocking her to … Continue reading

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Treat Them Like Friends

A few years back, I got in to a discussion/disagreement with my younger sister. We argued back and forth and back and forth – as we’re both strong willed (that’s code for stubborn) until my mother, who was visiting had … Continue reading

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