When my son was very young, he had a wealth of interesting information that he was always excited to share. One day he came running up the stairs shouting, “Mommy, Mommy! There’s a lobster in our yard.” While not totally impossible that some miscreant had tossed a lobster into the yard, more probably, he was [...]
When I was in my early teens I was dramatic. Everything was extreme and I wrote incredibly dark poetry. If it were seen today I probably would be inside a treatment facility. But I was just dramatic, never really outside the norm on anything. The question is:How do you know? How do you know when [...]
An article in the February 14, 2012 issue of Scientific American reported that on line gaming can cause problems in a marriage — or not. What researchers found is that on line gaming by only ONE spouse can cause problems in the marriage. If BOTH spouses are gamers, especially if they play on different teams, [...]
Halloween, the day when the line between the living and the dead is said to be thinnest, when the past and the future sometimes collide, when voices from the grave mingle with those who walk the earth. The world is full of scary things. But often times what first appears to be something scary is [...]
I cannot tell you how many people have come into my office over the past 30 years and told me that the real problem in their marriage is a lack of communication. We are, apparently, ineffective communicators. Turns out the real problem is that we depend too much on words. Too often we end up [...]
It’s fall! This is the time of year that reminds me of apples, blue skies with crisp air and the sound of leaves under foot. For many people it is a time to remember high school football games, college mixers, old loves, old friends. Nostalgia can lead a person to dust off the yearbook, look [...]
Since I’ve been a family law attorney for over 30 years, I have had plenty of people ask me what is the best advice I can give to someone who is separating. My advice is try to separate the emotional part of the situation from the legal one. Divorce is part of the love story [...]
Here’s an interesting video of our new school board’s meeting. Find out what all the controversy is about. Enjoy!