The author reflects on marriage, family, and generational parenting. Drawing on military and paternal experiences, he argues that raising boys differs from raising girls. Fathers use firmness, challenge, and modeling to shape sons, while mothers prefer gentler methods. He asks for mutual respect for differing approaches to raising grandsons together.
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Haimish Helps Stevie Write a Letter
Haimish helps Stevie write a letter to Father Christmas. In the process, he learns more about the meaning of Christmas. Stevie finishes writing the letter, and he and Roman end up wrestling.
Haimish Saves Christmas!
Haimish helps Roman deal with the question, “Is Father Christmas real?” He gets help from his pa, and is able to resolve Roman’s question.
Temper, Temper
This is a difficult post for me to write. Mainly because I was not the hero of this story, I was the villain. Yet each story has a lesson, and I’m trying to pin down what the particular lesson is in this story. The story begins in the picturesque setting of Gatlinburg, TN, on aContinue reading “Temper, Temper”
Meditations of a Bald, Fat Guy 