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But No One Believed Me
Often, it’s difficult to be absolutely sure of something when no one else agrees or believes with you. The desire to conform is just too powerful (whether we admit having it or not). This is magnified for young children, especially … Continue reading →
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Tagged conformity, creepy, creepy stories, fear, frightening, middle school, peer pressure, scary, scary stories, spooky, true scary stories, youth group
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Double Standards
One thing I’ve tried to avoid as a parent is enforcing a double standard. I don’t mean what my children might consider a double standard, such as me watching an R rated movie but not allowing my six-year-old to. I … Continue reading →
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Tagged curfew, Double standard, funny, funny situations, parenting, parenting fail, University of Kentucky
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Couple Skits
I’ve written before that I grew up spending at least one week a summer at Lylewood Christian Camp. A mainstay of all summer camps (and a highlight of the session) is skit night. I always enjoyed skit night. I liked … Continue reading →
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Tagged couple skits, embarrassing stories, embarrassment, high school, lylewood, relationships, skits, summer camp
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I Don’t Think You Get It
I find it annoying when someone seems to be deliberately unaware of what is said in a conversation in which they are participating. Sometimes, they can even be the person making nonsensical comments with little relation to reality. Are they … Continue reading →
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Tagged clueless, college, dating, high school, Humor, relationships, Sexism
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These Situations
I’ve written before about seemingly being the subject of a television show, which is, of course, completely ludicrous. On one level I understand that. The problem is, weird situations often occur in my life and that makes it harder to … Continue reading →
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Tagged driver's license photo, funny, funny situations, Humor, office humor, sit-com, strippers
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One Little Girl
I recently ran across an essay I wrote around 2002. I wrote it for myself and no one other than my wife has ever read it. As I read it with the benefit of experience, I was struck by how … Continue reading →
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Tagged conscience, essay, life lessons, one little girl, world change, Writing
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For Protection
In High School, my wallet contained the usual assortment of things, but I also kept two items most people did not carry. One was a sugar packet, the other . . . caused some interesting conversations.
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My Favorite Story to Tell
The first job I ever held was in a cinnamon roll shop at Governor’s Square Mall in Clarksville. Whenever I was on break from icing the rolls and serving customers, my favorite thing to do was to wander and people … Continue reading →
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Apologizing to Sonny
I grew up spending at least one week each summer at Lylewood Christian Camp. Like all camps, Lylewood has certain spooky stories that get repeated. The main ones, in order of popularity, concerned Mad Myrtle, Baby Jim, and Sonny. Mad … Continue reading →
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A Pox Upon Me
When my daughter was born in 2004, I worried. I worried about all the normal things a first time father might, but also about chicken pox. I worried because almost every kid got it and I had never had it. … Continue reading →
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