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They have questions. You have answers. That’s how this works? Sure, if you want to be a human…
The novelist John Steinbeck used to write his novels with pencils. In 1952, he was wearing himself out…
One of the most beautiful and surprising things about kids is how perceptive they are. You hear your…
We all knew people like this when we were younger: they were brash; they didn’t take crap; they…
Some parents want their kids to know how to read. We want more than that. We want our…
Florence Nightingale was a precocious child. As a toddler, she always went her own way. Then, unlike many…
No person has a perfect track record. Certainly, no parent does. We all mess up. We all fall…
When Cato’s son Marcus fell at the second battle of Philippi in 42 BCE, his final act was…
Bruce Springsteen has three children: Evan, Jessica, and Sam. One of them is an Olympic-level equestrian (which can not have been a cheap or easy…
Arthur MacArthur was a vain and conceited man. He was a war hero at age 18 at the Battle of Missionary Ridge. From there he…
Harry Truman was not a good businessman. The clothing shop he opened with a friend was a disaster—and he was paying off the debts through…
Right now, you and your family are stuck at home. Or you trying to dig yourself out of the wreckage of a situation that wasn’t…
Last week, we talked about some words that become magical when you become a dad. Although “I love you” is always powerful, suddenly, when you…
Sometimes it can feel like being a dad is just an endless series of errands. It’s the call from the bedroom that they need a…
We talked before about Kipling’s poem “If,” which was written as advice for Kipling’s son, John. It’s a beautiful poem about toughness and virtue, honor…
Most schools and most parents teach reading all wrong. They bully kids into doing it. They pressure them. They tell them, “Reading is what smart…
Before you had kids, “I love you” was that powerful three word phrase. You said it to your future wife or your future husband and…
One of the benefits of being an artist is that everything that happens to you—no matter how traumatic or frustrating—has at least one hidden benefit:…
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