Category: Everyday Life
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We’re Teaching How to Think, Not What to Think
The school year has started and like many kids in our COVID-times, our daughter is enrolled in virtual school here at home. What she hadn’t anticipated was that we were going to take an active role in teaching her about things outside of her daily school curriculum. Some of these things include learning about history—with…
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Asking A Teen If They Want Advice Is Just A Formality
I do not accept the philosophy of “You can be anything you want to be” that we all heard growing up. It’s really just something encouraging to tell kids. As they get older, however, we realize there are things they just can’t do. The key is that there is unlimited potential to try anything they…
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Misstaeks Happuhn
We live in a world of take-out meals right now and we are no exception in our house. I do cook about 90% of our meals, which is no problem for me since I love to cook. However, there are times when only a restaurant-made meal will satisfy. In the past when we did venture…
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It’s Not The Alcohol Talking
It sounds odd to say I have a new found respect for drinking alcohol, but in reality that’s what it is.