It may seem obvious; this idea of teaching life skills. However, I’d wager that you don’t have a systematic or authoritative method for instilling these particular skills in your children. Don’t panic though. The very nature of life skills is that they come with experience, and generally not the kind of experiences that we enjoy. […]
Today is the 5th Monday of the month. These are the odd weeks. The shifting week. Starting with one month and ending with another, you never know quite which month you are supposed to act in. Which month’s goals do you focus on? Which month’s bills do you pay? This is the week that I
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When I was a child my mother told me that the secret to cooking was following the directions. Whether she was right or not, I can’t attest for my cooking never amounted to much and neither did my ability to follow directions. Even if my cooking doesn’t follow the directions, I have found that some
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I used to work in a cafe in a college town in central Maine, barely making rent for my apartment on the wrong side of town. I couldn’t afford to drink the coffee, and I certainly didn’t eat the food. I longingly inhaled the aroma of the soul-food restaurant I walked past, and every cent
Have you ever thought about your family as a collection of great minds? As my children grow in stature, they reveal themselves as individuals. As a result, I start to see them less as little persons to be raised and more as humans to be mentored. At some point in this mentorship relationship I start
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