Isn’t it strange? We have coaches for sports, trainers for exercise, mentors for entrepreneurs–but, we get practically zero assistance for parenting? I mean, wouldn’t it be helpful to learn “tips and tricks” or “lessons learned” or “best practices”? I don’t know if as a parent you’ve experienced something different, but we all could use a
Category: Family life
The Importance of Date Night
My wife and I went out last night. We grabbed sushi and then went to the Red Sox game. It was a beautiful time to hit the ballpark (see above photo). Warm, slight breeze, and already a playoff-vibe among the high-energy crowd, as the Sox and the Rays compete to lead the division. It was
Letter to My Mother
There’s a major and happy milestone for our family happening this week. It made me think of my mother, and how grateful I am to her. Though she has passed away (more here), I still think about her influence on me. So, I a few weeks ago wrote this letter. ——————————————————– Dear Mom, I am
Unstructured Sundays
Summer Sunday mornings are very different in our home. It’s absolutely quiet for a long stretch as our children sleep in. Unfortunately for me, I cannot sleep in. I’d love to, but I’m usually awake at 5 a.m. and often, earlier. There’s not much to do at that hour. If the weather is good, I
Photo from 1970
A bit ago, an old family friend sent me this photo. There I am, with my mother and my sister. I forwarded the photo to my father. He thinks the photo was taken just a few months after we had emigrated to Brooklyn from Indonesia. Since the photo was taken, a lot has happened. We
Fly-Fishing As a Rite of Passage
Our children are out of school for summer. I’ve taken a few days off this past week to take two of them fly-fishing. Once a year, I drive five hours to a fishing lodge in northern NH, near Canada. It’s an area with little road traffic, no cell phone coverage, and spotty Wi-Fi (but enough