My nieces and nephews have already started back to school and heck, now that I think about it, that was at the beginning of August! My wife and I stood back and laughed at her siblings – wow, that must really stink that they have to return to school so early… Cut to – our household at the end of…
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Maybe it’s just me, but the end of August has me hearing the siren song of the back-to-school angels. Don’t get me wrong, I love it when school finally lets out and through those months of June and all through July, we’ve had the best of times – excited and ambitious to get through our ‘summer bucket list.’ At least…
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NOTE FROM DAD OR ALIVE: This story was written by my wife. I had started and stopped many attempts to put onto paper my thoughts and feelings about this time in our lives and realized that, man or woman, father or mother, this post as it is may resonate with many parents out there… On this particular cold and overcast day…
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Growing up as the oldest of three brothers, it was my self-appointed position within the family to keep a careful eye on my younger brothers and make sure they toed the line. I fancied myself as some sort of family policeman, it wasn’t until later in life that I was, in fact, a ‘snitch’ and as we all know in…
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As I enter what I fear could be an early mid-life crisis at 41, I’m always finding myself trying new things. And before you go and get ahead of yourself, allow me to say – hit the brakes. It’s not what you think. The things that I’m trying are most aligned with health and well-being. With old age and a…
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