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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 [...]

  We know Easter isn't about the bunnies, eggs, pastels, and chocolate. (Well, maybe its' a little bit about the chocolate...We see you sneaking some out of your kid's basket, along with [...]

  "I'm bored." No, not me. My kid. That's what he told me. He's bored. Keep in mind that his room is filled with a decent supply of toys. He's also stocked with an amazing collection of [...]

I'd like to think that tee-ball started off as a good idea. In reality, tee-ball is a one-hour exercise in paying attention. I'll get to that in a moment. But let's first put ourselves into the [...]

During Christmas, I find myself wanting to figuratively "spell check" my kids' sense of what the season is all about. "You know," I begin, "Christmas is all about Jesus and not presents." "Of [...]

It wasn’t my finest moment in parenting. My actions embarrassed my son and made him cry on his bike, right there in the middle of the street. All things considered, I thought he needed me to prod [...]

Trapper Keeper? Check. New school clothes? Check. Alarm set? Check. Class is in session. It doesn't matter if your kids are 6 or 16, going back to school is a big deal for them. It's a big deal [...]

One of my best friends recently told me, "I love to sing worship songs. It's the one thing I still get to do with my daughter." His daughter passed away two years ago. But because of the [...]