Growing up, it was always apparent to me that my mom put my dad first, because, when we complained about dinner, she told us that she cooked for him, not us kids... More >>

...We sell them short when we hand them exemptions from being good citizens-conscientious, responsible, capable of caring deeply-just because of a collective, and largely unexamined, conviction that they can't control themselves... More >>

Fourteen years ago, as a newly married college student, I was preparing to enter the workforce to help at-risk children and youth... More >>

...A while back, I found myself almost wishing I had a serious dilemma or major life problem so that I would have the excuse to call you and talk to you... More >>

...When my husband and I first agreed that I should stay home to raise our children, it was a struggle. My husband picked up extra shifts to make ends meet, and we scrimped and saved... More >>

First off let me say I have always seemed to listen to you at the wrong times in my life. I listened 20 years ago and then for some reason I stopped. If I had been listening 17 years ago I would possibly not have married the woman I married, I chose wrong... More >>

I wrote this for my wife of 34 years as a tribute to her being a stay at home mother to our sons, now ages 27 and 29... More >>

...I know the first years of my son's life were awful with having a mom like me, but each day now I try to show him how to make good choices and why... More >>

I first learned I would be a father via a phone call. Not that unusual, I know, but there's a twist: this was a call from a county worker. More >>

My son is living in a different state for college but took a semester off to work full time. He called to tell me he was quitting the full-time job because he wasn't enjoying it and taking a part-time job instead. He'll be returning to school for the summer semester... More >>