Or maybe should the title be, “When you think yourself out of everything”? ___ Do you overthinking things? Just a little? I thought so. This post is a helpful guide to understanding how much you overthink things. I get it, you are just reading this for a friend. ◊♦◊ The 8 Signs that You Overthink Everything: … More 8 Signs that You Overthink Everything
You may have control issues, I know that I certainly don’t. ___ Okay, just a bit. I love to hold the bag of chips so that I get more than the rest of the family. Am I selfish? I don’t think so, I just like to be the Holder of the Bag. It’s fun to … More Do You Have Control Issues?
Being a parent will make you believe in a higher power, or at least a higher flower. ___ It will happen, in stealth, you will slowly take on faith. You have to. Or they win. You will find yourself drawn to a tribe that will take you in: The Parentager tribe. They are the invisible tribe … More 6 Ways That Having Teenagers Will Make You More Spiritual
Yardwork offers you and me 6 lessons about recovery ___ So I am not much of a yard guy. Growing up, every time my father tried to teach me about yard maintenance, I wanted nothing to do with it. He was able to drag me along, but I did the Houdini thing. I went … More Zen, Recovery and the Art of Yard Maintenance
What is manliness? I was forced to evaluate manliness when I went shopping for a man-bag. ___ I like bags. I have a lot of bags in my life. In my view, manliness is something you bring with you wherever you are. Manliness is not a way of saying “These are the things that … More Manliness and Your Man-bag
Sometimes I want to Run Away From My Teenagers… ___ I love my kids, but sometimes I want to scream. And sometimes I do. In my post-freakout season of guilt, I often wonder if I am the only parent who feels crazy like this. I know that I am not. I just think that most parents … More The Post-Apocalyptic Guide to Tenagers
I have glasses. These are not the kind that come from an optometrist, and he probably wears the same kind of glasses. My son wears them, and so does my brother, and my step-dad. What kind of glasses are these you ask? Man glasses. Not all men wear them, but I know that I do. Man … More Take Off the Man Glasses
Depression is a Spiny Toothed Madman ___ Sometimes my mind talks to me. Or more correctly, my depression talks to me. And sometimes it’s so much crazy-talk that I think of it as the comedy of your inside voice. When my head is right, my life is right. Journal entry April 1. No Joke. My … More Depression is a Like a Two-Year-Old in My Head
10 Reasons you should be afraid when your teenager becomes one with their computer. ___ My teenager has bonded with his technology. In computer-speak, this is called HCI: Human Computer Interaction, the study of how humans interact with computers. I don’t know why they need a new term for it. In my world, HCI is called Parenting. AKA: How loud do I have … More Terminator: Adolescent Day
Americans, Canada is your best Candidate for the next election! ___ Okay American friends, this video made me crack up. It’s funny and makes us laugh at ourselves. I had to write about it and post it… just because it is so well done. We know that America is a great country. We just want … More Canada for President
Getting High on Recovery 