It's Funny 'Cause It's True

OK, please just ignore the fact that this is a verizon commercial and take a look at the father and son. It’s funny because it’s true – and also sad because it’s true. After my last post about how fast our kids grow up, I had an interesting...

Being the Eye of the Storm

There’s a new post over on my home blog about how the adults in charge of the children remain calm when the children are, well, being children. Here’s the teaser: A couple of weeks ago I went on my son’s elementary school field trip. They took the...

I Need to Explain the Picture

In my excitement about my fancy new Advocate blog, I of course told all my friends and family to check it out. They were kind and supportive as always, but my sister had the best comment: “Why are you yelling at little kids? That’s so not what you’re...