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My 8-year old son's world grew larger in a filthy four-foot alleyway space. We'd spent the afternoon passing out clothing to people who lived on the street in Cleveland. It led us to this spot [...]

So, what are you bringing to the Thanksgiving table this year? And by that, I'm asking, what baggage are you bringing? Have you been mad at your sister since you were 15 because she always gives [...]

Our relationship with our parents as we grew up created countless defining moments. That's a given. We kind of realize that even as kids. What we often don't brace ourselves for is how the [...]

Jerry Seinfeld and Kevin Hart aren't just funny and famous - they're also parents. In a conversation they had before a camera, Kevin Hart mentioned a question his daughter asked him: "Dad, are we [...]

I was at Target the other day. (Seriously, 80% of my stories start this way.) Anyway, I was at Target waiting while the checker ran to pick something up for me. I was just standing there with my [...]

  It's what we don't see coming that scares us the most. Because suddenly, everything can change. This is the fear that we all stuff down... even when it rears its head. At any given moment, the [...]

All the hot dogs, burgers and shakes you can consume. That sounds like the ultimate job perk to the average teenager, doesn't it? My son certainly thought so. He doesn't anymore. But before we [...]

If people winked in real life as much as they do in text messages, the world would be a creepy place. I'm pretty sure we generally do this to keep things light in a rather heavy world. Other [...]

I'm writing a letter to all those montage commercials where the kid grows up in thirty seconds and the parent is a blubbering mess at the end. This is what my letter would say: "Psst, stop it." [...]

My 5-year-old daughter paced past me and proclaimed, "I need a drink." I nodded and replied under my breath (so only I could appreciate the punchline), "Been one of those days, hmm?" My wife and [...]