Author: admin
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The Story of Dwight
This is the story of a walking man. This man was known to me first as that…a walking man. You see, he’d walk past my house, daily, on the other side of the street. From where I stood I saw a man with a slight smile, and a smooth gait. I would think to myself,…
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I got the news in early September, and my father was gone in mid November.
When I was told that my father had stage four pancreatic cancer in September, I didn’t now what to think. The immediate reaction was somewhat akin to a dizzy spell. I couldn’t quite hear the words. I’m sure that many have had a similarly powerful reaction to such news. For me, the news caused a…
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Observing your children objectively…
A goal of mine as a parent, is to be able to listen to criticism of my child openly. Too many parents today want to hear all of the good things of their children while quickly defending any negative observations. I have tried to let any of my children’s teachers know that I am much…
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How much are we supposed to get involved?
So I have son who is about to be twelve. This is my first foray into parenting a twelve year old. He has two brothers that are younger, so I haven’t had to deal with the homone fairy until now. What amazes me is the amount of cliches that keep popping up in my head. …