Wisdom from the Women: Video
This coming week, I’m honored to be attending the inaugural Dad 2.0 Summit in Austin, Texas. Dad 2.0 is a conference where marketers, social media leaders, and blogging parents connect to discuss the changing voice and perception of modern fatherhood. I’ll be moderating a panel titled “Pack Mentality: Dads and the Power of Community,” and will be joined by an amazing…
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Be Careful What You Ask For
My youngest son turns 16 today. And suddenly, the one thing I’ve long dreamed of is here. And I’m not sure how I feel about it. Today I bid farewell to all the friends I’ve made over the years in the carpool lane. My youngest son is officially 16. This day is really not about a kid getting his driver’s…
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LiveStrong Marathon – Wanting a Redo
The 2012 Austin-LiveStrong Marathon is this weekend. I actually have a bunch of friends who are flying down to join in the fun for either the full marathon or the half version. And while I’m happy and excited for all of them – I’m feeling a little mixed. I ran the LiveStrong half last year with several Imerman Angels friends.…
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Feeling My Age at the Chicago Auto Show
I recently spent a day at the Chicago Auto Show with my son – who is turning 16. He’s feeling pretty grown-up these days. I’m feeling frazzled. Read on: It used to be, when I’d take the kids to the Chicago Auto Show, I’d feel exhilarated. Bedazzled. Young, Sleek. Bright. Super-charged. The other day when I took my youngest son to…
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Dusting Off a Valentine from the Family Archives!
Dear Mom, Thanks. Thank you for saving every card I ever made for you. And thank you for carefully taping them in to scrapbook after scrapbook. Preserving them as if they were meant to go to the Smithsonian someday. What you actually created, as I now look at all your efforts forty-some years later, was enough “memories” to fill four…
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From Ann Landers to Man-Landers
When I was a kid – back in a little town in Nebraska – one of my mom’s favorite things to read every morning was an advice column in the Omaha World Herald . They were written by Ann Landers Ann Landers was a pen name for a woman named Eppie Lederer – and she wrote that column for something like…
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Teaching My Son Social Skills
Once upon a time, I had a kid who couldn’t keep his hands off anyone. Make that “everyone.” So I enrolled him into Tai Kwon Do classes for what seemed to be years. And I sweated bricks wondering if he’d ever grow out of that phase. He did. He learned a lot. And I learned that sometimes you just need…
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Save the Last Dance for Dad
My daughter and I went to a Valentine’s Daddy-Daughter Dance. It was in the cafeteria of a local grade school. “Formal,” said the pink flyer she brought home one day. I later learned that meant all fluorescent lights would be off and we’d be dancing to the moonlit glow of a few exit signs. My daughter had one goal for the night. She wanted…
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The Best Days?
An open letter to every kid who has ever rolled their eyes when an adult said, “Hey, these are the best days of your life!”: What do you mean “The Best Days”? First of all, I’m sorry if that didn’t make you feel better. We weren’t trying to downplay the stress you deal with on a daily basis. We didn’t…
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Happy 16th, Son. 16 Days and Counting
My youngest son is turning 16 the middle of this month. Yes – youngest. I vividly remember about seven years ago, saying that my oldest son was turning 16. And I recall feeling far too young to be saying that. Today, I just feel old. Like any soon-to-be 16 year-old, my son’s got his mind set on some new wheels.…
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