Every couple fights. Our grandparents fought. Our parents fought. We fight with our spouse. Fighting is healthy. Fights bring us closer together. The stress and pressure of a good fight brings our true character up to the surface. How do you come out on the other side of a fight with the love and trust [...]
It is Father’s Day soon, and this week on the Round Table we want to discuss and celebrate fatherhood in its many forms. I know that we did not have the beautiful privilege of carrying our children during pregnancy, but there is something inexplicable that happens to a man when he first holds his child. [...]
The beginning of the summer season can be both fun and stressful for us. Depending on the household adjustments needed, the beauty of summer truly is in the eye of the beholder. No matter how rough the season starts, though, we always end up with great stories come fall and beyond. The beginning of summer [...]
Each year as Summer rolls around and the kids prepare to spend every waking moment at home, I find myself in a fortunate position. I am a teacher, and am able to spend the Summer (and Winter) Vacation with my kids. I know how much of a blessing that is, so I won’t rub it [...]
I read to push my mind. I want my brain to think about things it wouldn’t otherwise think of. I want it to feel uncertain. I want it to question everything. For these reasons, I read fantasy. Would I be able to survive in a world ruled by the sword? Dominated by magic? Would I [...]
Marvel Comics was founded by Martin Goodman in 1939 under the publication name, Timely Comics. Timely’s first comic book was titled Marvel Comics #1 (Oct. 1939) and was the first appearance of the Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner. Timely remained until the 1950’s when Goodman changed the publication name to Atlas Comics. Under the new [...]
Have you ever thought about the amount of technology we have in our homes compared to just 10 years ago? What about 20 years ago? There is so much technology that we claim to need, but we even remember what life was like before all of it? Who did we play with before Xbox Live, [...]
Over the next few months, fanboys and fangirls will be treated to another year of comic book movies. Expect lines to form for Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill For (10/4/13), The Wolverine (07/26/13), Thor 2 (11/08/13), Kick Ass 2 (06/28/13), Iron Man 3 (this Friday), and maybe the most anticipated of all of [...]
When it came to feeding our kids, many nights I let convenience get in the way of the best healthy choices. In the midst of cleaning, laundry, potty-training, sleep-deprivation, and coffee-consumption I would often lose the battles of viable food options. If we let them, my kids would eat like college kids and live off [...]
I honestly thought my son was dying. Two hours out to sea on a luxury cruise liner headed for the Bahamas and our lives were being turned upside down. My son was turning blue and seizing right on my lap and we had no idea what was going on. Something like this had never happened [...]
We've all heard the infamous line "I can't wait for you to have kids... then you'll see..." from our parents or guardians. We have, because we all put … [Read Article...]
