Boring recitals and concerts
We saw the movie The Strange Life of Timothy Green this afternoon. There was one funny scene where the main characters have to attend an annual musical concert put on by her sister and her family. They are set up in …
Personality Types of Children
My son has an artisan type personality (monkey!). I always joke that it would be pretty boring around our house if he wasn’t around. I can still see him as a toddler, standing on tip toe, reaching for the front …
Bears and Monkeys – the clash of parents and children
I’m not really talking about bears and monkeys – well, not the bears and monkeys you know. Actually, many of you are bears (45% of the population) And many of you have monkey children (35-40% of the population). OK, let me …
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Opportunity of Every Child
Tonight I had the pleasure of watching a former classmate deliver the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention. I thought about what he said about opportunity. He talked about when he and his twin brother went to Stanford and …
Who is that? Parenting woes
So last night we ate dinner at Grimaldi’s in San Antonio. You know, the famous Brooklyn Bridge pizza place (it’s on the Brooklyn side of the bridge). There are many photos of the NY city skyline, the Brooklyn Bridge, and …
