I forgot how essential sports are for bring “others” to us, to society writ large, until there weren’t any to watch — in person or on TV.
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Family Routines Essential During Lockdown’s ‘Unscheduled’ Time
View this time like cleaning your pantry: restock it with essentials — good memories, family routines — and let the nonessentials perish.
Baseball Field in the Failing Light Offers Father a Renewed View
Some of the most spiritual moments I have ever had came on a baseball field. This one came just walking past one.
Museum Showcases Happy Memories of Raising Little Children
I was alone at my museum. Not exactly alone, but my family wasn’t physically with me at the moment. In […]
Family Bloopers Should Be Savored, Preserved for Later
We all make mistakes as parents but family bloopers from a child’s early years can provide laughter and lessons many years later.
Sorry, Mom, for All the Many Mistakes I Made in My Childhood
I need to atone for some things. So sorry, Mom: I hope that by apologizing for my crazy kid mistakes will buy me some good parenting karma.