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Sleepless Nights
“Why is my curfew nine o’clock?” my eighteen-year-old son asked. “On a weekend. In the summer.” “Because I need my sleep,” I answered. When my kids are out at night, I’m restless and sleepless until they come home. By this … Continue reading
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Back In The Game
I’ve been thrust back into the world of dating. So has my wife. Being happily married we didn’t expect to have to deal with the pressures of institutionalized romance again. What we hadn’t counted on was being involved in our … Continue reading
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The Dating Code
When a young woman asked my son to the girl’s choice dance and he didn’t accept immediately, I offered some fatherly advice. “Are you nuts? What if she changes her mind? Call her back right now and say you’ll go!” … Continue reading
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Magical Thinking
My children have always believed in magic. When they were little it was the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus. Now it’s the Toilet Paper Fairy, the Laundry Bunny and … well .. Santa still makes the top … Continue reading
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Scheduling Difficulties
Life is full of rhythms and patterns. The earth rotates on its axis every twenty-four hours. Bad old ideas are turned into bad new TV shows every Fall. Presidential candidates lie about each other every four years. Even my own … Continue reading
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