2/14/2013 2:14 PM
I never thought much about what my grandkids call me.
Our first grandchildren, twin boys, began to call us Nonny and Papa almost as soon as they could talk, and ...
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2/7/2013 1:29 PM
My wife and I re-watched one of our favorite old movies the other night, Moonstruck, about an Italian family in New York City.
In one poignant scene, the wrinkled ...
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1/31/2013 1:14 PM
Few things are more disconcerting than sitting down with a grandchild to watch what should be an innocent movie only to have some woman step out of the shower naked, ...
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1/24/2013 1:05 PM
It was the gentle hand of a grandfather that directed Alveda King's life back on course when she found herself pregnant, again, and seeking another abortion.
King, ...
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1/17/2013 6:08 PM
I firmly opposed spanking until I had kids of my own. And even then, I was dragged kicking and screaming into the world of corporal punishment. But once there, I appreciated ...
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1/10/2013 10:30 AM
I just got back from visiting my son’s family in Florida, where his four boys spent a good part of their Christmas break playing video games, waiting their turn to play ...
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12/20/2012 12:00 AM
What do you tell your kids about Santa Claus?
One of my earliest memories being raised in a non-Christian home was forcing myself to stay awake on Christmas Eve, ...
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12/13/2012 12:00 AM
Great stories are timeless, seamlessly crossing generational lines.
One such story is J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy novel The Hobbit, which has sold 150 million ...
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12/6/2012 12:00 AM
There was talk at my house this week about taking the grandkids to the Tulsa Christmas Parade Saturday evening.
Tulsa is the only city I know of with two Christmas-season ...
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11/29/2012 10:33 AM
This is a tribute to what I call teen angels, young girls who become attached to families with small kids, and form a symbiotic relationship that enriches everyone involved.
Our ...
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11/22/2012 6:00 AM
Grandparenting was a central topic of conversation last week when I got together with long-time friends on a visit to Wisconsin.
My old canoeing buddy, Paul, who ...
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11/15/2012 11:24 AM
I deviated from my usual grandfatherly stance in last week’s blog to lambast the electorate of Washington and Colorado for voting to legalize the recreational use of ...
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