My son and I had an extraordinary experience this Spring Break while on a ski trip at Mammoth, California. It was just the two of us, since my wife stayed home for work and my older son preferred hanging out […]
[A DAD’S POINT-OF-VIEW] Taking Risks: When, How, and If
We went on a family skiing trip recently and on my son’s first run of the season, he fell and broke his arm. Thankfully, it was a clean hairline fracture and he should heal just fine. It may take his […]
[A DAD’S POINT-OF-VIEW] Am I a Selfish Parent?
It’s high time I wrote a column that stirs some reaction, creates some controversy, and isn’t so sweet and nice. No gratitude for surviving what should have been a deadly car crash, no treatises on the values of volunteering, or […]
[PLAY OUTDOORS] A Dad’s Day at the Mountain
Skiing is a big deal around our house. Introducing our daughter to the sport was discussed early on. My wife and I wanted to make skiing fun from the start, and introduced her to snow early and often. Our plan […]