“All good is hard. All evil is easy. Dying, losing, cheating, and mediocrity is easy. Stay away from easy.” Scott Alexander It’s a strange habit to some, but one of the ways I wind down after a hectic day is to watch ‘wild-animals-in-habitat’ shows (like the ones on Animal Planet, NatGeo, etc). I never get… Continue reading Doubling Up On “Rising Down”: When “Accepting A’ight” Goes Wrong
Tag: Families
Let’s Hear It For The Girl: Celebrating Our Resident Princess
The month of May is typically a hectic one at the Jackson Residence. Mother’s Day momentos crowd the mantle, school activities from multiple campuses jam the calendars and we celebrate the birthday of our youngest family member, Baby Girl, after a succession of back-to-back spring bashes. The fact that all three kids have birthdays one… Continue reading Let’s Hear It For The Girl: Celebrating Our Resident Princess
Get Right, Or Get Left: Parenting Is a Full-Time Job
*A prior piece about fathers needing to do more than pick up a dinner plate and the remote control when they return to the wife and kids after work….that is, if he wants to not come back to an empty house.* According to national statistics, I’m an anomaly, but one that’s more common than… Continue reading Get Right, Or Get Left: Parenting Is a Full-Time Job