I can remember the attacks of 9/11/2001 as if it were yesterday. I was at work when a coworker heard on her radio that a plane had hit one of the World Trade Center buildings. At first we all thought that this was a terrible accident. None of us were too surprised in that here [...]
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I will repeat what many others will say before this day is over.” I survived Hurricane Irene.” Now that I have that out of the way, I’d like to talk about my experience during this being my first hurricane. Here in NYC, most of us feel that these things, hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes, only happen [...]
I am proud to say that I feel that I live in the greatest country in the world. Here, in the USA, we live in a free society where I can be whatever I want to be. I am a Black American male who grew up in the 1960”s. I am not saying that this [...]
I was told many years ago that the only constant in life is change. This change could take two forms. There is physical change which involves things like putting on different clothes every day, moving from one place to another (this could include going to work or leaving one town for another) or it could [...]
One of the most challenging things I find as a positive parent is the way I handle relationships. Over the years, I work hard to develop good relationships. I always felt that “being cool” with people is the only way to be. I didn’t come up with this philosophy on my own. Ever since I [...]
We are again at that time when the school year has come to an end. It seems like yesterday when we as, positive parents, were getting all the school supplies and new clothes ready for our kids to begin a new time of learning. I feel pretty good that both my kids (one is going [...]
Happy Father’s Day to all the positive parents who are dads!! As a 58 year old man, I can think of no one who was more of a positive influence in my life than my dad. I owe him everything. It was he who showed me all the things that I needed to know to [...]
A little while ago a minister in California predicted that the world was going to come to an end on May 21, 2011. When I first heard of this, I thought to myself here’s another crack pot who has misinterpreted what the bible has said about the end. This is not the first time someone [...]
When I was growing up in Brooklyn, New York, the one thing I never saw my parents do was make mistakes. It seemed that all of their decisions were perfect and always correct. It was not until I grew up and had my own kids, that I realized being perfect was not a requirement for [...]
Happy Mother’s Day!! I usually end some of my posts with the direction to stop what you are doing and tell a loved one, in this case your mom, how much you love her. Right now is the best time because you do not know if there will be another. In my opinion there could [...]