During my first marriage I strayed - mainly because my wife was not her husband's girlfriend...I re-married. Now I am my wife's boyfriend, and quickly discovered that when I do that, she becomes my girlfriend. More >>
As soon as my then 15-year-old daughter asked me what would make her period late, I knew she was pregnant. There was no boyfriend in sight. She had been sneaking out to see a boy she knew wasn't good enough to bring home. More >>
Cyber-bullying is no joke. It happened to a girl in my son's high school. Her ex-boyfriend created a derogatory Facebook page about her and the jokes and teasing spilled over into school life for this poor girl. My son was friends with the ex-boyfriend... More >>
...I didn't have role models of practical, common sense derived from strength of character. I spent most of my early adulthood analyzing every situation/decision by asking, "What would Dr. Laura do?".... More >>
'The Pirates! Band of Misfits' came out on DVD last week. It's filled with modern humor and music, and the stop-motion animation with clay characters is fun to see. The lifelike impressions the clay characters make are easily the best part of the film... More >>
Nick Peters is a real estate person in our area. Once in a while he sends out news letters with interesting tidbits and a sprinkling of personal info. This column was in the most recent letter... More >>
...My son goes to a special needs school. I've driven to pick up my son several times only to see a woman parking in the handicapped spot time and time again... More >>
I just listened to your call of the day from Abigail, regarding her encounter with a "stupid parent" who was allowing her child to ride dangerously on a shopping cart. More >>
The recent e-mail of the day regarding kids standing up to bullies really struck a nerve today, of all days, as I have just returned from yet another of my kids' soccer tournament. More >>
During my first marriage I strayed - mainly because my wife was not her husband's girlfriend...I re-married. Now I am my wife's boyfriend, and quickly discovered that when I do that, she becomes my girlfriend. 
Cyber-bullying is no joke. It happened to a girl in my son's high school. Her ex-boyfriend created a derogatory Facebook page about her and the jokes and teasing spilled over into school life for this poor girl. My son was friends with the ex-boyfriend... 
'The Pirates! Band of Misfits' came out on DVD last week. It's filled with modern humor and music, and the stop-motion animation with clay characters is fun to see. The lifelike impressions the clay characters make are easily the best part of the film...