There are some questions you don’t ask at dinner. There are others you ask only after the second drink. And then there are the ones that sit quietly […]
You Can Do It!!
The phone rings and it’s your manager’s voice on the other end, strained, apologetic, heavy with the weight of things unsaid. “I’m sorry for letting the team down,” […]
The 2-Minute Quickies
Let me set the scene. It’s an evening supper, one of those grown-up tables where the napkins have their own cutlery and the water comes in a glass […]
Some Victories Are Losses in Disguise
You know that feeling when you’re mid-argument and your blood is pumping, your jaw is tight, and every fiber of your being is laser-focused on one thing: winning […]
I Trust You
Trust is one of those strange, shape-shifting things that shows up in every kind of relationship, your friend, your wife, your boss, your barber, your mechanic (especially your […]
Fatherhood …..Parts of It
There’s this moment that happens when you’re sitting in a room full of strangers, and someone says something that makes raise your eye brows, not because it’s wrong, […]
Friendship Rules, the ones no one talks about
The car door slams. My ten-year-old slides into the backseat, and I can hear it before I see it,that particular thickness in his breathing that means tears are […]
I Will Never Do That When I Grow Up?
When I was a kid, I used to watch my father drink. He wasn’t what you’d call an everyday drinker no, he was more of a “weekend warrior.”Monday […]
So Sorry I’m Sorry?
How many times have you said sorry today? No, really—count.“Sorry, I’m late.”“Sorry, I didn’t see your message.”“Sorry, can I ask a quick question?”“Sorry, just wanted to check in…” […]
How do I look in these jeans?
Let’s be honest for a second and I mean really honest. How many lies have you told today? Not the big, scandalous kind that ends marriages or gets […]