Ask the Question: “What is the Possible Impact?”

Looking to the future may be one of those things that our children do not exactly do well, but as parents, we might be reacting in the moment too and not thinking about how our choices and responses today can have a lasting impact down the line. Sure, we are going to react passionately sometimes and we may even say and do things in our parenting without thinking much about what we are doing—but whenever possible we can ask ourselves what the possible impact of our personal choices is, and teach our children to do the same. Life really is … Continue reading

Should You Be Judged By Your Spouse’s Behavior or Choices?

So I was reading in the paper this weekend that Hillary Clinton is dancing around addressing her husband’s record in the White House. I’ve read editorials that cite Hillary with contempt for the things that Bill did. There were also a few op-ed pieces that wanted to take Hillary to task for Bill Clinton policies. Now I realize this is politics and they’ll pick on you for what your grandmother’s boyfriend’s best friend did thirty years before you were born when it comes to politics – the worse it makes you look, the better to smear you with. But should … Continue reading