Realizing that he had the rapt attention of everyone in the room my brother paused for dramatic effect and eloquently issued his one-word proclamation: “Grace.” Thus revealing to the entire crowd of assembled relatives that my parents were heathen slackers who failed to provide their children with even the most basic religious instruction.
Contrary to what the polarizing politicians (or your own ego) may tell you, validating another person’s truth doesn’t make you weaker; it makes you stronger.
After talking with literally thousands of women, especially mothers, I can tell you – every time a woman has to badger a man to become more engaged, a little piece of her heart breaks.
Whether it’s the notion that there’s more than one way to be a proper parent, or the idea our chosen faith might not own the exclusive rights to the divine, we linear thinking humans often have a hard time assimilating multiple points of view. Yet in many cases, the dichotomy we create in our minds is false.
Should humor writers make fun of their families? Should you Facebook old boyfriends?
The recent rash of rudeness is merely a symptom of a larger problem; we’ve forgotten that other people are human beings, too. They may get in our way in traffic, sing songs we don’t like, make questionable calls on the line, or feel differently about health care than we do, but their souls have no less value than ours, and they’re just as deserving of respect as we are.
Welcome to the new world, where the popularity contest called life is judged electronically and you can be shunned with the click of a mouse.
It’s official, I’m a loser.
My daughter refuses to friend me on Facebook.
Yes, I am one of the grown-ups who’s making Facebook uncool. Once the purvey of hip teens, Facebook is read more...
