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Kick Butt Take Names

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Since today is Memorial Day, I thought I might share a longstanding family fighting expression. The saying is Kick Butt Take Names – an idiom coined by Naeem’s Godfather, Uncle Willie. Because I’m always honest with you, I’ll let you in on a little secret about the word “Butt.” “Butt” is the G-rated word I’ve chosen to use expressly for the sake of ... [Continue Reading]

You Aren’t Special; Everybody Is Busy

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Being a father has taught me a lot of things.  One of those things is to avoid using the phrase “I’m busy” or any similar expression that includes the word “busy.”  The truth about the word busy and its application in our lives is that 99% of the time none of us – not you, not me, not one of us – is that busy. To put it mildly, the word busy is ... [Continue Reading]

The Truth About Successful Parents

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What if I told you much of what you hear about parenting is not true?  What if I said, “the color of one’s skin, race, creed or national origin has no predictive value on their potential to be a good parent?” What if I told you that neither gender, class, nor socio-economic status guarantee that one is more or less likely to be a successful ... [Continue Reading]

America Doesn’t Need Diversity Training; She Needs Home Training

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Name a corporation almost any corporation: Google, Facebook, Starbucks, or Amazon, and you will find a company grappling with the same issue.  Pick a university practically any university: Yale, Syracuse, Cornell, or American University, and you will see a university that shares an unresolved problem. The issue, the problem – America’s ... [Continue Reading]

My Father’s Footlocker

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My father passed on Sunday, May 13th.  For the last twenty-five years or so, my father and I were mostly estranged.  Including family gatherings like funerals and weddings, the number of times that I saw or spoke to my father could probably be counted on one hand. For as long as I can remember the feelings I felt about my father were best summed ... [Continue Reading]

Going Pro Through the Ivy League

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America’s educational system has lots of problems.  Among the many struggles is the disconnect parents have when it comes to being honest about the belief of what matters most: academics or athletics.  Despite the reality that approximately only two percent of college athletes play professional sports, many parents appear content being lethargic ... [Continue Reading]

Sorry, Son! I Know That I Worry A Lot!

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I worry about my son more than I’d like to and I know more than he’d like me to worry.  He has informed me numerous times both overtly and slyly that he wishes I would stop worrying.  But I can’t stop worrying.  In fact, the older he gets, the more I seem to worry. He often thinks I worry about him making some boneheaded decisions during his ... [Continue Reading]