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girls
most girls have more difficulty growing up than most boys. granted, part of the problem of being a girl is boys, but they are not the subject of our visit this time. contrary to parental fears, boys are not only one of the least nasty issues about being female, they are......Read More

Posted on: 2008-10-01 22:23:37 | Rating:

| Views: 133 | Comments: 7 | Tags: girls

guilt
there are words that cause people to clam up without them or you seeing that they are doing so. certain words cause a rise in guilty feelings. one of the worst offenders is the word "why." as in, "why did you do that?" when i have families in for counseling,......Read More

Posted on: 2008-10-03 18:57:24 | Rating:

| Views: 62 | Comments: 0 | Tags: how words break us

boys
"frogs and snails and puppy dog tails ... " and so begins the mythology of being male. clueless dads who have no idea why they are the way they are continue the myth. little boys whose hearts are just as fragile as little girls' hearts get treated like their hearts are actually......Read More

Posted on: 2008-10-03 23:42:24 | Rating:

| Views: 68 | Comments: 3 | Tags: boys

trusting males
because of the way boys learn, trusting them seems like a gamble at best. the operative words are "seems like." but that is because most people don't think about how boys learn. when i point it out in family groups, i can watch the light dawning in their eyes.......Read More

Posted on: 2008-10-05 12:53:32 | Rating:

| Views: 84 | Comments: 5 | Tags: boys trust learning

wishes, big hairy lies, and dreams
i have never understood the philosophy of "children should be seen and not heard." maybe goldfish children. maybe sponge children. certainly not human children! what does THAT prepare them for? we live in a culture of suspicion. Mother Teresa said we were the most......Read More

Posted on: 2008-10-05 19:48:46 | Rating:

| Views: 92 | Comments: 4 | Tags: learning about truth

thanks
this is the most interesting community i have been associated with. it is not a religious group, but i get more respect for my views here than "Christian" sites. people flake out here and are reembraced as soon as they want to come back. every day new folks join and are......Read More

Posted on: 2008-10-06 12:18:26 | Rating:

| Views: 96 | Comments: 10 | Tags: thanks

tuh duh
big doin's tonight! my daughter's birthday dinner at her fave restaurant, lots of money in her cards, boyfriend comin (hers. i like women). i love that they enjoy their birthdays, but i don't want them to grow up, dang it. i am too good a dad to not have kids in my house. this......Read More

Posted on: 2008-10-07 18:19:39 | Rating:

| Views: 66 | Comments: 1 | Tags: yum

hippo-crite
this space contained self-pity and anger, so i got rid of it, but the comments were so good i kept them so that others in the same place can get the advice. have a good day ...Read More

Posted on: 2008-10-07 23:57:16 | Rating:

| Views: 87 | Comments: 4 | Tags: venting

confusion
once, when i was a teen, we were riding along at a pretty good clip and my buddies started wrestling in the front seat next to me as i drove. they knocked me into neutral. the car was still running, so i slipped it into gear ... reverse. it stopped with the loudest atitude i have......Read More

Posted on: 2008-10-09 20:47:54 | Rating:

| Views: 51 | Comments: 3 | Tags: happy-leujah!

money
this stock market stuff is such crap. forgive me for taking a post or two off of the topic of kids, but i was a venture capital broker for many years, and this stuff with "market fluctuation" is such lies. smoke and mirrors. what do i mean? well, when i was a broker,......Read More