Reflections From a Trailblazer
It had been years since attending the annual Stay-at-Home Dad Convention, now called HomeDadCon (but I can honestly say it didn’t take me...
What’s Your (Parenting) Line Anyway?
Some of the best parenting advice I got in the past few weeks came from my friend who is an accomplished professional, successful...
What’s on Mom and Dad’s Back-To-School Supplies List?
Ah, back to school…new notebooks, brand new shoes the kids have saved for the first day of class, the perfect first-day-of-school outfit...
Escaping Ego and Enjoying Epitaphs
Lately, we have been invited to participate in some great podcasts after the release of our book, ZagZig Parenting. It has been...
Pulling Weeds from the Landscaping Bed and From the Marriage Bed
As we pulled into the driveway from a weeklong vacation, I immediately went back in time and experienced the pre-vacation regret. You...
Crabby Hat Communication Curtails Constant Conflicts
This week I began a much needed deep clean of our kitchen, as I prepared for guests to visit our home, and found a communication piece, a...
Dust, Sneeze and Say Cheese Moments that Arose from the Basement
Cleaning the basement storage after more than a decade of accumulation of stuff, I felt like an archeologist excavating through the...
Drive Progress: The Super Bowl ad that made me think about equity and sidelines
Equal Pay for Equal Work…never thought that would come up as a commercial during the Super Bowl. I wasn’t anticipating having to think...
Compartmentalization -- A Bust!
This week, Elizabeth McCord, main character from the television series Madam Secretary, expressed out loud what I was feeling inside. “It...
Pre-ZagZig Parenting: This is us
The 2016 holiday movie La La Land has received numerous awards and accolades this season; the movie’s end is a happy or sad—depending on...
