Yesterday as I was having breakfast with my wife Diane, I received a text from my daughter. The text said, “Congratulations dad, on your 46th anniversary.” I had totally forgotten! I involuntarily made a sound like a rabbit being stepped on by a hippo. I looked up to see Diane stifling a giggle behind her hand. “Happy Anniversary,” I said, …
Five Essential Words for every Parent, Leader, Lover and Friend.
While doing research for my book “How To Live with Your Kids when You’ve Already Lost Your Mind,” I surveyed 600 teenagers and asked the question, “What are the words you most want to hear from your parents? Of course their first choice of words were “I love you.” It was their second choice that made the most impact on …
Internet Trolls
With every word we say and write we need to ask a simple question, “What affect will my words have on the person hearing or reading them?” Unfortunately the Internet has been trending toward a world inhabited with trolls. Yahbutts, dart throwers, spear chuckers, and horse puckey peddlers abound in cyberspace. How do you deal with these discouraging encounters? How …
Siri – ously?
You would think that Siri should be one of the best innovations of all time. Wrong! This women is Siri – ously flawed. Now don’t jump on my case for being chauvinistic! If Siri were named Larry, he/she would still be responsible for occasionally driving me insane. The only saving grace may be some valuable communication lessons we can learn …
The Solution to Children Fighting in the Car!
Good morning friends! It’s Lighten Up Monday! Have you ever experienced the “thrill” of children doing combat in the back seat while you try to navigate traffic? At the end of this video is a solution you might want to try. [youtube id=”8Ps9MmzHh8U”] I asked a counselor why kids fight in the back seat of a car. Without pausing he …