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This Is What To Wish For
The secret to happiness, Epictetus said, was to not to wish for things to happen a certain way…
Teach Them To Make It Beautiful
Fifty years after he helped his father build a fence around their house in Mountain View, Steve Jobs…
How Else Are They Supposed To Get This?
You want your kids to be strong when they grow up. You want them to be independent. You…
Play The Games…While You Can
Every family has them. The small but special little exchanges. The inside jokes. The song-and-dance before bed. The…
This Reminds You How Lucky You Are
They drive you nuts. They make so much noise…and so many messes. They hate doing their homework. They…
It’s Amazing For Them
You’re tired. You’re strapped for time. You are being asked to do an impossible amount. That’s what parenting…
We Can’t Lie Like This
We were all taught pleasant little fictions. It has always been thus. Early Americans were taught about Washington…
Take It While You Can
It will not always be like this. Soon enough their schedule will fill up. Their interests will change….
How Else Are They Supposed To Get This?
You want your kids to be strong when they grow up. You want them to be independent. You don’t want them to just blindly follow…
Play The Games…While You Can
Every family has them. The small but special little exchanges. The inside jokes. The song-and-dance before bed. The impressions. The video they ask you to…
This Reminds You How Lucky You Are
They drive you nuts. They make so much noise…and so many messes. They hate doing their homework. They curse like sailors. They demand an endless…
It’s Amazing For Them
You’re tired. You’re strapped for time. You are being asked to do an impossible amount. That’s what parenting is these days…and so much more. It…
We Can’t Lie Like This
We were all taught pleasant little fictions. It has always been thus. Early Americans were taught about Washington and the cherry tree, surely just as…
Take It While You Can
It will not always be like this. Soon enough their schedule will fill up. Their interests will change. The demands will increase. They will grow…
We Can Love The Game
They think they are so sneaky. As if you can’t see the crumbs all over their face. As if you can’t see the glow of…
Don’t Deny Them This
Our instinct is to make sure every second of their time is filled. They’ve got school. And swim practice. And guitar lessons. And scheduled play…
They’ll Wreck This
It was a pretty stupid political controversy. Josh Gottheimer, a congressman from New Jersey, got caught photoshopping his 2024 Spotify Wrapped list to include more…
Show Them All The Strains
It’s sadly a very common thing. Maybe it was even true of your own childhood. A kid is so different from their parents it almost…