It was a Friday afternoon and I was reminding my family that they would have to fend for themselves that evening because I was going out to celebrate a friend’s birthday. My daughter asked the question I wasn’t prepared for. “What’d you get her?” I had completely forgotten. I had exactly three hours before the … Continue reading The Wrong Kind of Careful
One day, I was late picking up my daughter from ballet class. When I arrived, the ballet teacher is standing outside with my daughter and I start explaining why I was late -- I left the house a little later than usual, I had to pick up dinner, there was a line for pick up … Continue reading The Dictionary Nobody Gives You
A couple of years ago, someone said in passing: “Why is Target so expensive?” I remember pausing, caught off guard. “Yeah,” I said. To me, Target was where I’d run the night before pajama day to grab something cheap for my daughter. It wasn’t where I went when things were expensive—it was where I went … Continue reading The Language I Almost Lost
I listen to a podcast called “Know Thyself”, which I highly recommend if you’re into the esoteric. One of the pieces of advice that they give is you can’t tell someone how to experience their journey through life, but you can tell them about yours. Late last year, I came to a hard truth which … Continue reading Discernment
Do you remember the movie “Little Man Tate”? It was about a gifted kid that went to college at some insanely young age, and it followed his trials and tribulations. It really resonated with me. When I was in third grade, I had my IQ tested, at the request of one of my teachers. Because … Continue reading Your Authentic Self
Having a kid knocked me off of my axis for 5 years. I felt in a constant state of chaos. I like sci-fi, and I love the movie “Contact”. One of my favorite parts of Contact was when Jodi Foster realized that all the engineering of the spaceship wasn’t needed. The extra safety precautions? Unnecessary. … Continue reading Control the Chaos
