An Open Letter to My Teenage Sons
by Chris Jordan
The unspoken burden of having children is that you always put yourself into another mother’s shoes. Every hurt or negected child in the world suddenly has a face, your child’s face. It is particularly difficult when something happens in the news to children that are the same ages as your own. The pain you feel for the other mothers is tangible and raw.
I have also thought of Mike McQueardy’s mother and wonder how great her disappointment is in the son she raised.
I Love Daylight Savings Time, When It Ends
by Chris Jordan
This year when it came time to turn our clocks back an hour, I simply didn’t.
Helping your Kids Understand the Value of Money and the Importance of Saving
by Chris Jordan
Our kids are inundated with the message that the acquisition of material possessions equals happiness. Raising them to understand the value of money and understand the importance of saving money are daunting tasks. We try to break it down into some simple tips. Easier said than done, we know.
What Our Kids Will Never Understand
by Chris Jordan
Do you know anyone’s phone number by heart anymore? Last week my phone went dead and I couldn’t call my kids from another phone because I DON’T KNOW THEIR PHONE NUMBERS!
How Old is Too Old to Trick-or-Treat At Halloween?
by Chris Jordan
We are living in a time where people are constantly lamenting the fact that children are growing up too quickly, acting like adults long before their years. And yet, inexplicably, many people feel twelve is too old to act like a child.
Does Every Parent Have a Favorite Child?
by Chris Jordan
I think what I object to the most is not the idea that parents might prefer a child, but the choice of the word favorite and the implication that the other child(ren) isn’t liked. In families that are not as large as mine this sets up a favorite/not favorite, a liked/unliked dynamic. In life we get along with some people better, that doesn’t mean we don’t like everyone else.
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