When Christi and I got married, one of my wedding vows to her was that I would fight for her, and not with her. She played off our love for sports, vowing, “You are my teammate.” We did pretty well with these vows for the first few years. Then, we had kids. Cling. Did you… View Post
3 Ways to Make Discipline Easier
“Sit up to the table in your chair, Landon. It’s time for dinner,” I said cheerfully. Not a millisecond later came that boisterous and very powerful word from our defiant two-year-old, “No!” No?! What happened to the sweet innocent boy I used to rock to sleep? Our compliant little (I mean, big) eater who… View Post
A Letter To My Daughter — For Moms Of Difficult Ones
by Christi Straub I always hate that inevitable new baby question from well meaning friends and strangers alike, “Is she a good baby?” It infers that some babies are inherently good and others are inherently bad. No, she’s not a bad baby. But she is difficult. I’ve learned there are two basic categories of… View Post
The Stay-at-Home Mom or The Working Mom: Who Has It Better?
My wife, Christi, and I feel more like hostages of late than parents, confined to the beck and call of our two-year-old son and seven-month-old daughter. Yesterday, our two-year-old owned me. The CIA should hire him to train terrorist negotiators. Don’t get me wrong, we’re not giving in to our son’s every demand, but… View Post
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