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Life Reflected
http://life-reflected.blogspot.com
A dad reflecting on his own coming of age while doing his best to help his son and daughter navigate and enjoy the formative years.
- Added on: Oct 5th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: saskins88
- Listed in: Dads Development and Growth
- Tags: parenting teens dads tweens teen dating kids sports
Recent Posts
From Sanctuary to Memorial
Amelia and I have two kids. But we have a four bedroom house. The fourth bedroom was set aside long ago as the play room. The left side of the room was set aside for Philip and the right side of the room was set aside for Chloe. But the play room is ...
The Shallow Reality
Even before she broke things off with the football player, the awkward game of courtship between Erica and Philip had begun. But their developing mutual interest functions in the complex early adolescent social structure and gossip pit of Hermes Hig...
The Girl Who Smelled Like Flowers
It was the summer of 1986 and the twilight of my formative years. I was twenty years old, home from college, running my own computer services business and had purchased my first car. Somehow, college students with similar interests and values manage ...
Confiding too Much
Most of Philip’s friends have an irresistible urge to confide their most private thoughts. And with the advent of Facebook, his peers confide their private thoughts for all to see. A fellow lacrosse player recently had this in his status. “This r...
Keeping the Hopes Alive
Erica, the extremely popular girl, won’t be dissolving into the sea of Philip’s gal-peers any time soon. Light itself behaves differently when it touches her. Her eyes are engaging. Her smile is alluring. Her laugher is intoxicating. She is thin,...
Ad Hoc Tween Scooter Socials
Our neighborhood has a huge number of tweens between the ages of nine and eleven. Rita’s daughter Jasmine is nine and Rita’s son Gary is ten. Add to that Chloe who is ten and Veronica’s younger brother David who is eleven and at least four more...
