Tag: kindness
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Do You Really See Me?
Nobody likes to be pushed aside. Even for a great reason. Brooklyn, at two, has waited with great anticipation for baby brother Mason to show up. She’s been kind to him, giving him kisses when she’s supervised, holding his pacifier in his mouth under the kind eyes of her dad. She wasn’t prepared for the amount of…
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The Papa Experience
It’s a challenge for youngsters who have two people they care about named the same. Particularly when you don’t see either very frequently. It’s confusing to put faces with where they’re from, whom they belong to and how each shows up differently. Papas can be such a problem. Having the chance to visit our son…
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Is It Possible To Have It All?
I just about dropped my drawers when I looked at the calendar and realized it’s only two months till Christmas. I know I’m jumping the gun. We haven’t made it through Halloween, haven’t celebrated Thanksgiving, and I’m pulling the retail blunder by pushing the envelope on Christmas. I live in Florida. We’re just now…
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You Don’t Know If You Like ‘Em Till You Try ‘Em
“I wanna purple!” The plaintive cry of a four-year-old could have been easily misconstrued for something of incredible importance. Her tears were real, and her need seemed to be as well. She wanted a purple jelly bean. We spent time with some friends and family, and John, being the consummate Papa, pulled out all the…
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Washington Can’t Make Us Better
Stephen Paddock had his fifteen minutes of infamy. A millionaire gambler who appeared to have it all made the decision to play judge, jury and executioner for a group of people he didn’t know. What goes through the mind of someone who instigates the deadliest mass shooting in US history? What does it take to…
Tip of My Iceberg 