I’ve watched friends and family members who have lost their wives struggle to cope with this devastating loss. It’s as if they’ve had part of their bodies amputated, and their grief is palpable. In the throes of this excruciating experience, I recall an uncle...
I couldn’t help but overhear the conversation just outside my office. “Yeah, I’m not sure whether I want another baby. One day I think yes, the next day not so much.” A female co-worker was speaking with a couple other colleagues who stood nearby, nodding...
Early in my career, I worked ridiculous hours. My schedule at the CPA firm was grueling, and our first three kids came along in two years and eight months. After our daughter was born, it became clear that the work-family balance thing wasn’t working. That’s when we...
My wife got run off the road a while back. Some guy didn’t like the fact that Kathi had slowed down to merge onto the highway behind a school bus, and literally forced her onto the berm so he could get past. He was so focused on achieving his objective, whatever it...
From time to time, adjustments are needed in the way we communicate with others. Years ago, when all eight of my kids lived at home, there was a lot of bickering going on within the family. Verbal jabs and sarcastic comments had somehow become routine forms of...
Is your marriage worth protecting? I’ve seen too many workplace relationships begin with friendship but proceed to a disordered emotional intimacy. If it’s not stopped in time, it’s a slippery slope downhill… and all too often, it results in the disintegration...
