Never thought I'd say this, but Seinfeld metes out some damn good parenting advice in an interview with Huffington Post this week:

On the three "poison Ps" of parenting:

The first is Praise--"We tell our kids, 'Great job!' too much," he says.

The second is Problem-solving--"We refuse to… Read full post »

Your intelligence is always with you,
overseeing your body, even though
you may not be aware of its work.

If you start doing something against
your health, your intelligence
will eventually scold you.

If it hadn't been so lovingly close by,
and so constantly monitoring,
how could it rebuke?

You and you… Read full post »

Yep, this question has been on my mind since I heard the latest in the saga that is Mr. and Mrs. Tigger Woods' life as it is unfolding now (I refuse to call him Tiger anymore; that would just insult a majestic animal).

I admit, I had sympathy for his wifey,… Read full post »

Well, I’m in shock hearing about Cary’s cancer diagnosis, and have been reminiscing on how he came to be one of my favourite advice columnists.  I haven’t been reading him as regularly as I used to a few years ago, but he always had a fond place in my heart.… Read full post »

I wrote this 3 years ago (the intro only, the rest is an excerpt) and thought it was worthwhile sharing.  Mostly a reminder for me of where I was at that time - a crossroads of sorts - and where I've come to since that time.

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Yesterday I was reading on Salon the discussion about the gang rape at a Richmond, California high school and how 20 men were watching this girl getting assaulted for 2.5 hrs (!!) and did nothing, with some of them even joining in eventually.  Irony of ironies, I read this article in… Read full post »

An article in the New York Times published yesterday is getting a lot of feedback and fascinating comments.

"When Parents Are Too Toxic to Tolerate" addresses the issue of abusive parents and when to walk away from them, and how severing ties may be the right thing to do in some… Read full post »

Lately I’ve been thinking about the business of babies, since I found out two friends are now expecting, and a third is enjoying the trials and travails of a two-year old.

When you become a parent, what exactly does that mean?  Sure your whole world as you know… Read full post »

I don’t want you around my kids

Just like you were never around for me

Oh, physically, yes … your presence was larger than life.

In my psyche, wounding my soul,

It all happened so gradually, over the years.

Emotionally …… Read full post »