Recently we connected with a friend of mine, whom I hadn’t seen for a while, for dinner. During the drive to dinner, my kids asked a lot of questions… good questions about etiquette, manners, and what is appropriate at such a gathering. Here’s how I answered them: What should we order? Ask our host for […]
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Four things I learned while ocean fishing about raising my teenage sons
It was just a few minutes after 6:30am and our boat pushed out from the dock. We were headed out of the harbor at San Diego on the Dolphin for a half day of fishing. It was chilly, and we were glad we opted for jeans and shoes rather than shorts and sandals like the […]
200 Word Review: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Teenage Guys
I had a few minutes today, so I picked up my copy of A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Teenage Guys. It’s only about 50 pages, so this is one of those books you can really get through in a single sitting, and that’s what I did. Mark Oestreicher and Brock Morgan are both master storytellers, […]