I bought two cards the other day at the stationery store in town. The 31-year-old son of a life-long friend…
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kindness
“The simplest acts of kindness are far more powerful than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi The…
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making room
A few weeks ago I phoned my son Jack in Asheville. “How would you feel about me taking over your…
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is video game addiction
a real thing?
It’s January, 2009. I’m sitting at the desk in my older son’s bedroom, putting finishing touches on a memoir about…
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parenting advice
from a 24-year-old son
A few weeks ago, I called my son Jack for advice. I’d been invited to California to speak to parents…
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saving Jake —
a mom’s story & a give-away
Since writing last week about my son Jack’s addiction and first steps in recovery, I’ve been inspired and humbled and…
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