Suddenly I Was That Awkward 14 Year-Old Again

The saving grace, I told myself, was that she hadn’t seen me.

I Shouldn’t Do Everything For My Special Needs Child, Even Though I Want To

Feeding him corn or peas by the spoonful myself is actually pretty easy. It would take all of five minutes. But, I shouldn’t.

They expect the delicate laptop sent back in that Pandora’s Box of a backpack every morning

He knows when to strike and how I am the only person preventing him in that moment.

Whether songs, ideas, or love, those things we keep bottled up for fear of rejection are bottled up for a reason.

Her bewildered face appeared smaller and smaller in my rear-view. This was not a teachable moment.

I guess I should probably mention that my baby is ten years old.

Bingo. I had unexpectedly saved $22 while becoming the best dad in Target..

Being sweet to your child is easy when they look like an Anne Geddes painting minus the fruit.

In those moments where it is just him and me, I’m more honest with myself than at any other points of my day.