growing pains

Top 10 Trips to Take with Your Teenagers Before They Flee the Nest

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You’ve survived the countless sleepless nights, endured the eye-rolling and the “whatever, Mom and Dad,” and now it’s time to make some unforgettable memories together before they embark on their collegiate adventures. To help you seize the moment and bond with your soon-to-be-fledglings, we’ve compiled a list of the top 10 trips to take with your teenagers the year before they go off to college. These adventures will not only create cherished memories but also provide some comic relief as you navigate the rollercoaster of emotions that is the teenage years.

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Sharing the Laughter and Love – Remembering Alan Thicke

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Alan Thicke passed away at the age of 69. He died of heart attack yesterday. He had been playing hockey with one of his children. Alan was best known to millions for the role of Jason Seaver, a work-at-home-Dad in the 1980s situation comedy Growing Pains. His character exemplified the positive influence a father could have on his kids when placed in the position of primary care provider. As a Dad, Jason Seaver wasn’t perfect, yet he was always present. The audience discovered it wasn’t just the kids who experienced growing pains, it was the entire family.

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Toys Reflect Our Story

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Toys. What are toys really? An extension of our imagination? A catalyst for escape to a playful world where boundaries do not exist? The embodiment of child like wonder? I suspect they represent many of these ideas and more. But as a parent with young kids, toys can be a bridge from one generation to the next. Such is my experience lately when going to Toy Stores with my children.

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Balancing Act of Fatherhood

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I sometimes wake from a deep slumber without any predisposed thought to my current place in life. Time in effect is meaningless. I’m not a husband, father, or any other descriptive label assigned to define my existence. I’m just simply me. The guy trying to figure out the big picture. Then some sight or sound disrupts my stream of consciousness and much like a well oiled machine the disparate pieces of my existence click back into place forming the man I’ve become with all the inherent responsibilities as well as the joy of fatherhood. Certainly I’ve evolved as a Dad but yet I wonder if the uninhibited man of the past which continues to resurface during my early waking state shouldn’t still have a say at the table.

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