The best gift to give your husband or dad is one that does not suck. Here are some great ideas oriented around what I call 'Boomerang' gifts.
The “Boomerang” Father’s Day Gift—Dividends for all, No Ties Please
PS I Love You Has a New Contributor
I'm excited to announce I'm a new contributor to the website, http://www.PSILoveyou.XYZ. My first article appeared this week.
The “VC Garden” (Victory Over Covid), a Father and Son Gardening Story
Few of us have ever faced a challenge like the current pandemic. To get back to basics, and to restart a family tradition, I decided to build a vegetable garden so I can pass along these skills to my son.
Playdates, and Responsible Parenting: Suggestions for Phase-2 Socializing
Parents face the unenviable task of deciding if and when their kids can enjoy playdates for the first time in months. This unofficial guide provides a criteria for parents to consider.
Let’s Designate 2021 as the First “Teacher-Appreciation Year”
Parents are learning firsthand the value teachers play in the lives of our children—let’s reward them with an entire year to celebrate their role in our communities, and give every single one of them a raise.
The Things you Think That Matter Now Will Forever Change
A year from now, the things in life we used to prioritize will feel trivial compared to what lies ahead. This represents the only upside to the pandemic, so let’s not waste it.
Top-Ten Jim Carrey GIFs, For Family Covid-Update Emails
The importance of family communication, in times of crisis, cannot be understated. Doing so with crazy Jim Carrey GIFS espouses something the written word alone cannot express.
Quarantine and the Family Dinner: Guidelines to Maintain Parental Sanity
Despite the fact our son has two ears and only one mouth, he has not mastered the skill to use them proportionately. Suggestions on how parents can maintain their sanity and keep the peace during the era of quarantine.
The Pandemic’s Upside? Kids and Freedom—A Legacy Worth Pursuing
Kids are biking; strollers seem to be everywhere; parents and college kids are outside and enjoying the warmer weather. Let’s use this shared experience as a springboard to liberate kids (after Convid-19) so they can enjoy their neighborhoods without fear.
Kids Taking Advantage of you During Covid? Get Clever—Garlic Instead of Cookies
Social Isolation and distancing, in the parenting world, comes with trade-offs. If your kids are encroaching on the rules during this social-isolation era, provide humorous lessons to maintain law and order… always!
In Troubling Times, The Values to Espouse with Kids—Promote Responsibility
A collective effort to tamp down the spread of the Coronavirus, among ALL members of the family provides an opportunity for parents to promote personal and community responsibility. Let’s embrace it so our kids are better prepared today and later in life.
How The Pandemic Will Influence Our Perception about Life Itself
Considering what previous generations endured during pandemics, and how better prepared we are, perhaps the Coronavirus will provide us with a new outlook on life itself.
Thousands of Baby Pics+Vids! How to Manage all That Media
Our parents had 36 pictures to take at most (per roll of film) back in the day. Video required ten pounds of equipment. Here’s how to best manage all that media.
Traditional Retailers are Getting Crushed by Amazon… Because They Suck
A recent retail experience left the author questioning why anyone would prefer the traditional and mortar retail experience.
My Mother’s Lost Photographs
Tucked inside an old film camera, my son discovered an undeveloped roll of film. We processed the photographs my mother never had the chance to see... two years after she passed away.
