The holidays are the season for buying all the stuff, right? This is when we ply our kids with piles of gifts! But does it have to be? A few years ago, I started asking for experiences instead of things as gifts. First of all, I noticed the piles of things were adding up. Who […]
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Christmas Countdown
This is my first holiday season as a long distance father. Last year I lived in the same town as my daughter, then age 3, and I saw her every other weekend and one night during the week (sometimes over night). I was living in a small two bedroom apartment just minutes from her. During […]
The other day I got a very short email, simply: Any ideas for you and Allie for Christmas? What’s she into? Love, Mom I closed out of the innocuous and harmless request for ideas and started to feel a little choked up and sad. Truth be told, I guess I kind of know what Allie is into. I mean, Barbies […]
As I was searching for creative ways to celebrate the holidays, I came across this practical list by a family law attorney, Sharyn T. Sooho on www.divorcenet.com and felt like it was worthy of passing on