It’s not always bad when your teen doesn’t want to be seen with you
Last week I discovered how to stop my youngest son from being late to school. At least it’s worked so far. You can say my youngest son, a high school freshman, has a chronic lateness problem. He...
View ArticleCollege tuition help, or mortgaging our children’s future?
Am I being greedy for liking the prospect of saving $2,500 each year I have a kid in college? In my case that could add up to a total savings of $20,000. I have two sons who would be attending...
View ArticleLearning from dyslexia
In an early post on this blog, I talked about my family’s experience with dyslexia, specfically our first son’s reading troubles. Dyslexia is frustrating thing for child and parent, but we found an...
View ArticleKids do say the darndest things
A few weeks ago, before the economic meltdown set in, my youngest son greeted me with the announcement: “I’m a communist. And an atheist.” And good morning to you, too, son. For a kid who hadn’t...
View ArticleCollege disorientation
A couple of weeks ago I drove my oldest son out to Stony Brook University for freshman orientation. I’m not sure which of us was more excited. It was a lot different from my college, the Brooklyn...
View ArticleHow do you celebrate the Fourth?
If you’re anything like me, it’s easy to slip into habits when it comes to holidays. Warm-weather holidays mean cookouts with classic rock in the background; cold-weather holidays mean big meals...
View ArticleCollege visits: Good, bad and ugly
With spring break approaching, April is prime time for college hunting. You’ve got juniors in high school checking out colleges for the first time and undecided seniors who want one last look before...
View ArticleTake me out to the ball park……………… before we can’t afford to go
The opening days for New York’s new baseball parks are still a year off, but one thing is obvious when you get past the gorgeous renderings – the stadiums are too small. For the sake of all New York...
View ArticleReal guns painted to look like toys – and a plan to battle them
Toy guns are often a matter of controversy for parents. As a kid I had toy guns, but at some point my father decided that wasn’t a good idea. He didn’t want my youngest brother, 15 years my junior, to...
View ArticleProstitution, the Governor and our kids
Eliot Spitzer, and his apology for an activity he is yet to name, did not come up at my house last night. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Now that could mean the kids didn’t know about it because the news...
View ArticleSons and the silent treatment
My wife, oldest son and I visited Stony Brook University yesterday to check out the school that’s vaulted to first place on my son’s list of college choices. It’s a big school; lecture halls are...
View ArticleAnother fatherhood shock
Yesterday I wrote about my elder son getting his first college-acceptance letter. He’s growing up and this post documents one of the more surprising examples. One workday a few...
View ArticleA late-winter rite: the college-acceptance letter
An oversized envelope from SUNY Stony Brook arrived at my house this week. It’s appearance had been heralded by a phone call from the elder of my two sons who told me that he had...
View ArticleLateness, genetics and college-application deadlines
Yesterday was the deadline for many college applications. So my eldest son was at his school until 10 p.m. last night finishing his applications. I know that because at 8 p.m. he called...
View ArticleA small win for dad after a son’s tough defeat
I don’t remember the last time I saw my oldest son cry. I didn’t actually see him cry yesterday when his high school basketball team lost by two points. After the small crowd had gone...
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