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We’re Unique… Just Like Everyone Else There’s no doubt about it now. Maggie and I are different. It seems that every day we discover yet another diversity in our relationship. If you spell everything out on paper, you’d think that there’s no way we should even be together. But I have to tell you, in [...]
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Why Ask Questions? You’ll recall that a couple of weeks ago I explained (OK, more like I offered a feeble excuse) why my skills with children seemed to be better with my students than with the people who matter the most to me – my own step-daughters. There’s no doubt that the dynamics of teaching [...]
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“Who needs help with children?” “I do, I do!” So much for the play on words based on the 1980′s Trident Sugarless “Who Wants Gum” commercial. The Canadian version added the following line: “Me too, please!” My translation: Not only do I need help with children, but as an American immigrant living in Canada, I [...]
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How to Improve Your Communication With Children When Maggie and I first got together, one of my big ‘selling’ points contributing to our relationship was that I was highly skilled at communication with children. Although I never had any kids of my own from my previous marriage of 23 years, I had taught private music [...]
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A Fabricated Story I’m not saying this happened in our family. Nope, this is a completely concocted, made up scenario. Robert (not Russ) plays the dominant and sometimes controlling step-dad Mary (not Maggie) portrays the strong mom, the backbone and glue of the family Susan (not Suvin) acts the role of a pre-teen caught between [...]
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