There’s a running joke in the “Calvin and Hobbes” comics that whenever Calvin had to undertake some particularly rueful chore or obligation, his dad would explain that it “builds character”. The same went for, say, if the car broke down and they had to push it down the road, or when their campground turned out [...]
Teaching your kids to cook can be time consuming and extremely frustrating, but if you approach the task with an even head and some patience, it can also be extremely rewarding and fun.
Spring has finally sprung! Well, perhaps I’m a bit eager to declare Spring’s arrival, but here in the city, the sun is no longer hiding, the breeze resembles more of a Southern allure than an Arctic front, and the snow is out of sight. My mind is racing for ideas of Spring–and Spring’s entrapment of [...]
The picture is a familiar one: a family car in the driveway with the doors and trunk open while all available hands help load in suitcases, bags, clothing hampers, and cardboard boxes full of miscellaneous items: a lamp here, a pile of books there. Mom and dad’s faces betray the bittersweetness of the moment. Perhaps it’s the departure of the youngest (or only) child to college, or perhaps they’re moving out to get their own place, follow a job, or travel. Regardless, the strange sensation lingers that a portion of life which will be forever unreturnable has passed. Empty nest syndrome sets in bringing a whole variety of (sometimes confusing) feelings.
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