Category: Parenting
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Pass The Ball, Son
1st grade basketball games on Fridays a the YMCA are bittersweet. My son Sam, who is enthusiastic about most things, loves the game and is one of the better players (I promise that’s not just a proud dad talking). He’s also a ball hog. If he has the ball, he’s looking to shoot; if he…
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The Snoo Button
“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” -Blaise Pascal A friend of mine recently had a baby, so after congratulating her, I asked, rhetorically: “How’s everyone sleeping?” “Great,” she said, “thanks to the Snoo.” “The what?” “The Snoo. It’s an apparatus that swaddles your baby in a…
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A False Dichotomy: Following Money vs. Following Passion
“So, what’s next? What are you going to do with your life?” How are you going to earn money?” As seniors conclude their 12th year of formal schooling, they’re being bombarded with the same questions we fielded years ago. I remember struggling with these on the eve of my open house, where my parents’ friends…
