Well, it's back-to-school season again, and parents across the country know what that means: It's time to download some new apps. Yes, you already have 10 apps; that's true. There's one for the park district, one for summer camp, one for your oldest kid's teacher to post weekly updates, ...
Sometimes being a nice guy leaves you – well – hanging in a precarious position. Such was the case with Luke, a dog we never aspired to own, but that changed when we took one off the hands of friends who could no longer afford to keep him. Luke spent most of his days outside, as was the ...
My husband graduated with his bachelor's degree this summer at the age of 56. We ordered a cake and celebrated with friends and family. He had earned his associate's degree in accounting literally decades ago and had plans to continue his education, but life detoured him, as it likes to do. Then, a few years ago, his employer told him there would be no more promotions without earning his bachelor's degree. It felt like an empty box on his resume that just needed to be checked. Not having that diploma became a persistent barrier. College is expensive and time-consuming. So many ...
Two stories have dragged the subject of postpartum depression into the center of the national conversation this week. First was the death of actress Hayden Panettiere at the age of 36, not long after speaking openly about her struggle with postpartum depression following the birth of her daughter. Second was the trial of Lindsay Clancy in Massachusetts for the horrific killing of her three young children, with her defense claiming that she had been suffering from severe postpartum psychosis. And inevitably, social media has responded in the way social media always does: Everyone is ...
America just achieved another milestone and not in a good way. This week our National Debt topped $40,000,000,000,000.00! That’s 40 trillion dollars. It’s nearly impossible for us to comprehend just one trillion, but I will try. A million seconds ago was about 11 days ago. A billion ...
Sometimes the right thing happens at the right time. A scenario so perfect that one knows the only orchestration could have come from above. It’s a situation that has completely changed my view on something I dug my heels in on. We now have a dog. This busy dad thought that a dog ...
