On A Personal Note

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How It Feels To Be Dad (sometimes)

by Steve on 4, November, 2010

I originally posted this in the spring of 2010 and it quickly became one of the most read posts on this site.  A  friend recently read it and suggested I repost it so that folks that might have missed it could read it, so per their request – I am.   I hope you enjoy reading [...]

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Why Does My Washer Smell?

by Steve on 26, October, 2010

Came across a product – aptly named – “Smelly Washer” that I saw recommended in our local Metro Parent magazine. Not that it’s a problem at OUR house …. but I might go out and pick up a bottle of this product tonight … you know to test, for research reasons but NOT because it’s [...]

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If I Had My Life To Live Over..

by Steve on 25, October, 2010

Found this great piece via author Paulo Coelho’s great blog and thought it was a nice piece to start the week (heck, even most days) with. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do …… Of course, you can’t unfry an egg, but there is no law against thinking about it. If I had my [...]

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It’s One Of My Favorite Poems

by Steve on 27, July, 2010

Some days it gets hard to remember why we as parents, teachers, grandparents and advocates for kids do it.  Some days it gets easy to think that maybe enough is enough, you’ve put in enough time, you’ve tried hard enough and now it’s time to either just walk away or loosen your grip and let [...]

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It was just a staircase.  Not really anything special. White walls, blue berber carpeting, a basic three way light at the top and a single handrail. But somehow ….. it got to me. We moved recently and I was surprised to realize that it’s the thing I was going to miss the most.  Evidently without [...]

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