No matter what else comes, your courage will be your companion for life.

No matter what else comes, your courage will be your companion for life.

Separation is where you see if it works better with the adults in two different homes.

Moving is hard. Staying is easy. Logistically speaking, at least. And this is true whether you're doing or undoing something.

And if you're a parent who thinks you're okay because your kid doesn't have a phone or iPod yet, and/or you've used all the parent controls to filter out explicit material, you're not okay. The filters are tissue paper and your kid without a phone is on a school bus or in a locker room or at a public park with phone-equipped kids every day. And they're like all kids in exploring - by whatever means available to them - exactly what their parents are treating as too embarrassing or taboo to talk about.

I think a person who arranges the event and orders the food also picks up the check - even the birthday person, even when people at the table insist on paying for the birthday person.

I have no quarrel with people who lack the skill or temperament to care for small children.