I have some friends who recently became grandparents, and they have been proudly showing my wife and I pictures of their new grandson (who, truth be told, is a cute little fart). As I look at the pictures, I can’t help but reflect on my own kids, and the job my wife and I have done as parents. We raised our girls to be smart, independent young women, and now that they are both young adults, they are out in…
July and August are terrible months for me, financially speaking. Not only are my annual property taxes and home/car insurance bills due, but it’s also time for me to man up and pay out the semi-annual tuition bills from my daughters’ institutes of higher learning. For those of you with younger children who are thinking about their college futures, I have three words of advice. Start saving now. Seriously. I had the good sense to open up 529 college funds…
Another school year has ended at my house. My daughters are both home from college – one finishing up her junior year and one halfway through her sophomore year (already). As I was loading up the car from yet another dorm move-out, it occurred to me that this was probably the last summer we’d all spend together under one roof. Once graduated, my oldest will most likely look for her own place elsewhere, hoping to utilize her English degree (with…
My youngest daughter is experiencing a whole lot of “firsts” in her life this week. She’s on fall break from her college, and she decided to fly down to see her grandmother, extended family, and a few friends in Florida. So naturally, there was some planning to do. Some “adult” things to take care of – as with any journey – but in the past these things were always handled by myself or her mother. This time, she is the…
My two daughters are now well into their teens, and along with all of the angst, drama, and emotions that living in a house full of women brings, I am also now routinely subjected to the ultimate test of fatherhood – the sleepover. Now don’t get me wrong, I love that my girls are having healthy relationships and living their high-school years to their fullest – and that having friends over to our house means my wife and I know…
This past weekend, I had the chance to take a road trip with my oldest daughter as we took a look at potential college choices for next fall. On this trip, we traveled north to Rochester, NY – visiting the University of Rochester on Friday. It was a day filled with walking around campus, getting a feel for the area, and it was also a chance for my eldest to actually attend a class and get a sense of what…