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Note To Parents, You Are Living Your Eulogy Each Day

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Today, I’m going to give my son what might, on the surface, appear to be a morbid assignment. I’m going to ask my main man to write a eulogy. Not just any eulogy though. I’m going to ask him to write my eulogy. Knock on wood and to the best of my knowledge, this memorial service request is not based on my anticipated death. As far as I know, I’m ... [Continue Reading]

Dear Mom and Dad, No Leftovers Today – Please!

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Recently one of our great members shared her thoughts about parenting. K.G. as she will be referred was sharing her history and how she made the transition to be a more intentional and purposeful parent. While explaining her story, K.G. made a most profound statement. “Kids shouldn't get what’s leftover." Freshly Baked Please! K.G.’s statement ... [Continue Reading]

Lessons About Friendship From The Muppets Most Wanted

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  So I did it again. What exactly did I do? I went to see another “kids” movie. This time I went to see “Muppets Most Wanted”. http://youtu.be/DQiGyBiNjLI Why did I do it? That’s a silly question. I did it for you of course. I threw caution and better judgment to the wind. I risked great personal embarrassment. Let me not even mention ... [Continue Reading]

Just Suck It Up!

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Whether you are a parent or a child, you are probably familiar with the expression “just suck it up”. “Just suck it up” means deal with it and stop complaining. “Just suck it up” is a phrase that parents use to “encourage” children to move forward when things don’t go their way or as planned. Ironically, for as good as parents are at giving this ... [Continue Reading]

Three Reasons Parents Will Be Fond of Mr. Peabody & Sherman

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The other afternoon my son and I went to see Mr. Peabody & Sherman. A more apt description might be that I drug my son, kicking and screaming and twisting his arm to the theater. Time Is Running Out Fairly certain that seeing an animated movie with his old man was not high on my son’s to do list, he indulged me nonetheless. I’m sure that ... [Continue Reading]

Why Everyone But Justin Bieber Deserves A Two-Minute Warning

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Unless you have been living under a rock or have decided to take a break from social media, you are no doubt aware of the plethora of bad news. There is the Malaysia Airlines flight 370 carrying 239 passengers that is still missing. Then there was the incident at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas where 2 people were killed and 23 ... [Continue Reading]

Are You Carrying And Transmitting Fixin To?

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There is an epidemic influencing children all over the country. To date, there is no medical or pharmaceutical immunization or vaccine that can be prescribed to prevent the spread of this plague. Just like any other childhood illness, this illness can wreak havoc on the life, longevity and quality of life for anyone who becomes afflicted with this ... [Continue Reading]

To Err Is Human, To Anticipate Is Parenting

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Alexander Pope the English poet wrote “To err is human; to forgive, divine.” Mr. Pope who coincidentally is not related to Olivia shared this Scandal free perspective in 1711. Mr. Pope did not author the first part of the quote, “To err is human” but Mr. Pope did author the second part of the quote, “to forgive, divine”. While the first person ... [Continue Reading]

Quick Tip – No One Needs Your Tolerance

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The last week or so there seems to be one news story after another about tolerance. Tolerance in the NBA (Jason Collins), tolerance in the NFL (Michael Sam) and tolerance in Arizona (Anti-Gay Bill). Not only have stories about tolerance been headline news but we, the people, have been asked to tolerate the sexual preferences of a minority. Yes, ... [Continue Reading]

Quick Tip: Apply The Pareto Principle

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In the early 1900s, an Italian renaissance man Vilfredo Pareto introduced a concept. The concept now known as The Pareto Principle is a rule that states in most situations roughly 80% of the outcomes emanate from 20% of the sources. Pareto Principle: Inside The Numbers From the observation of land ownership in Italy and the growth of Vilfredo ... [Continue Reading]