Turn the other cheek.
Walk away.
Don’t stoop to their level.
The above statements are often offered as advice on how a child should deal with a bully at school.
Unfortunately, many school bullies are not thwarted by any of these actions and sometimes will continue to escalate their behavior to illicit a response from the child being bullied.
Over [...]

What is one food that can make a woman’s sex drive disappear?
Wedding cake.
That joke might be funny if I hadn’t heard it from so many married men that complain about the lack of sexual activity taking place in their marriage.
As much as guys might want to think that any reduction in the quantity of time [...]

After sharing the idea that parenting has become the most competitive adult sport, there was plenty of quality discussion that ensued and I noticed a common theme while discussing competitive parents.
Failure is unacceptable.
Parents that engage in the sport of competitive child rearing (coming soon to the X-Games) often expect perfection from their child. When [...]

When discussing the pros and cons of telecommuting, one of the tangible benefits is the cost savings of working at home.
With fuel prices reaching new highs, more and more people are striving to work from home and many claim they would even be willing to take a pay cut to telecommute.
But how much can you [...]

Que up the Alice Cooper…
School’s out for summer!
The kids have just arrived home from their last day of school and they are going crazy. In a few short minutes, we are about to have the entire block descend on our house as we host an annual “School’s Out” party for the kids.
Before the kids [...]

Last week my wife and kids went on a short trip to visit family. Unfortunately, my work schedule prevented me from joining them on the trip.
With a handful of days with the house to myself, I had visions of being uber-productive.
Can you guess what happened?
That’s right - with so much time to myself, I [...]