Early in our marriage, my wife told me several times that she had challenges with a coworker. I felt terrible for my wife. I wanted her to love her job, and this situation stood in the way. Because this was an ongoing situation, I offered
Our oldest son has always been a picky eater. When he was 18 months old, our pediatrician said, “Feed him the foods he should eat. When he gets hungry enough, he will eat it.” He refused to eat rice and chicken for dinner a few
Do you ever wonder why there are times when you can get so mad so easily with your wife? Does your anger lead to you saying or doing things you swore you would never say or do again? Maybe you swore to stop being passive-aggressive,
My phone recently did that magical thing of creating an unsolicited slideshow. This time, it was a highlight video of the year. Watching it, I thought, “Wow, overall, all our kids are doing really good.” And as someone who has been a dad since 2000,
Once, I overheard a couple arguing in a booth next to me at a restaurant. First of all, it was really funny. They were doing that thing I call whisper yelling—you know, when you try to be quiet enough not to be overheard but certainly
When my oldest daughter was in 10th grade, she said something that floored me. She said she was going to her friend’s house. What? Just the night before, she spent 20 minutes in painstaking detail sharing how this same friend had been unkind to her.