Growing up in the south you learn there are a few absolutes in life: tea is supposed to be sweet, and food is better fried. …

I never realized how surreal it would feel to watch my daughter grow up. One day she’s a tiny little infant, dancing around the house in cute little tutu’s, with bows as big as her head holding back her hair and before I know it, she’ll be asking for the keys to drive to the movies with her friends.

Tonight my daughter told me she hated me. She screamed it, in fact, before flipping her hair and marching upstairs to her bedroom. The door …

Remember when you were a kid and winter life was as simple as coming home from school, kicking off your shoes at the door, and …

Kindergarten was a fun time, man! Playing, napping, running, making friends, glue, glitter, and very little responsibility. Not only was it a magical and enchanting …

While making the trek home from the United Kingdom to Texas I overheard a rather funny conversation. It was between two college age adults bemoaning …

When we marry our sweetheart most of the time we’re young, kinda dumb, and basically broke. I mean, a lot of us, at least. Let’s …

How do you let go? How do you know when you’re kids are ready for more responsibility and how do you become ok with it? …

When I was a kid, my dad scared me like nothing else. Grown-ups might as well have been gods for all the unquestionable authority they …

Dads are awesome. Dads teach us things that no one else can. Moms give us the fluffy stuff, dads are hardcore. Moms make sure we …

I had this grand dream when my kids were toddlers. We were going to be so happy. They would start school, and things would run …

A little over a year ago my personal dating profile could have read something like: ‘Crazy workaholic cat lady who loves wild weekends with big …

Princess Leia changed my life. This is not hyperbole. I come from a pre-Katniss, pre-Buffy-the-Vampire-Slayer, pre-Hillary-Clinton era. I know this makes me sound old, but …

My teen came to me fully formed and already teenagery. So we missed the cute baby years, those awkward elementary years, and the “what is …

The moment your sonographer tells you “It looks like you’re having a girl” you know that this day will come:  The day where your daughter …

Over the summer, my family took a road trip. Seven hours of confinement with three other people who would rather be anywhere else. It’s a …

Your degree is worthless.  Trees have better things to be turned into than to give you a pat on the back.  That’s what college degrees …

I am going to go out on a limb here and say that if you are reading this, you know someone that treats their child …

My daughter is packing for her very first summer camp. She’s 7 years old and has absolutely no use for her mother or me anymore. …

It’s easy to be a good dad. Don’t let anyone tell you differently. All you have to do is show up. 90% of being a …

There is a good argument for every thing you learn in life having value. From the smallest of victories to the biggest losses and even …

My ten-year-old came home from school the other day practically bursting at the seams: “We talked about puberty at school today.” “Yeah?” I asked. “What about …

Okay, so, if you’re anything like me, you were rudely awakened one late afternoon at twenty-one-years-old to the sound of your mom coming home from …

This morning I woke up and thought maybe it’s ok to forget all those things I thought about myself in middle and high school. Forget …

As a teenager one of my biggest obsessions were those afternoon talk shows. Ricky, Maury, and Oprah were my besties, and my favorite shows were …

It’s not that I need to live with my mom or anything, but there are definitely times Someone should be the adult of me. Like …

It’s Halle’s birthday today. She turns 4. So, I thought we would take a look at the many hairstyles of Halle over the years… It …