The Memory Jar
About 5 years ago, I read about the idea of creating a memory jar for each year. The way it works is to keep a jar starting on January...
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marckaye91
- Jul 12, 2020
- 2 min
Factory Floor Parenting
I just paid my taxes. This did not go the way I would have hoped. So, in the spirit of making sure I suck all the sunshine out of this...
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marckaye91
- May 10, 2020
- 4 min
Firsts. Lasts. Mother’s Day
One of the themes I have tried to reinforce to my kids over the years is around the lifetime of “firsts” that awaits them. We all have...
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marckaye91
- Jul 18, 2017
- 2 min
This is love, yo (a Poem for my kids – but not yet)
I recently posted this to twitter and reposting it in an easier-to-read format. I wrote this about being a dad to two teenagers. Maybe...
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marckaye91
- Sep 24, 2016
- 3 min
I’m back (and squishier than before)
Teen car- sleeping was not as blissful as this but this rendition will have to do. I haven’t written in a while. I think about it every...
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marckaye91
- May 4, 2016
- 2 min
Uncertainty – the only certainty.
My daughter turned 13 today. Just like I did for her older brother, I posted a Happy Birthday picture of her when she was a toddler next...
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marckaye91
- Apr 3, 2016
- 2 min
Feelings (whoa, whoa, whoa Feelings)
“Feelings…nothing more than feelings.” Ok – that title is definitely showing my age (again) but as my son would say, “that’s the deal,...
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marckaye91
- Mar 28, 2016
- 3 min
Depression: the Reason vs the Lesson
When my kids aren’t with me, I try to stay as connected to them as possible. I find funny videos or stories and text them links. Or try...
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marckaye91
- Feb 13, 2016
- 3 min
A Most Significant February
I don’t even know where to start. This is the shortest month of the year and it’s not even over and it has been one for the books. This...
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marckaye91
- Feb 11, 2016
- 3 min
Lessons from a Soup Kitchen
It’s like chicken soup (kitchen) for the soul. This week, I took my son and a friend to an area soup kitchen to do some volunteer work...
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marckaye91
- Jan 25, 2016
- 2 min
You’re Doing Great
Sorry in advance for smudging your screen. I had someone who knows about all the things that are going on with me right now say, “keep...
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marckaye91
- Jan 11, 2016
- 2 min
The Last Time
I’m looking to also downsize to a small parcel of land with just a couch. My daughter and I were catching up on the two shows we watch...
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marckaye91
- Jan 9, 2016
- 4 min
Open Heart (Surgery)
My mother had open heart surgery this past week. Nothing snaps you out of the self pity associated with job uncertainty, divorce,...
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marckaye91
- Dec 8, 2015
- 3 min
The Kids Who See Me Through
Love. Whatever type of leader or person is associated with the quality of decisiveness – well, I was not that person today. After several...
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marckaye91
- Dec 6, 2015
- 3 min
PENS (Premature Empty Nest Syndrome)
My kids are upstairs in the spare room working on their homework. I just went up to check on them because it is eerily quiet from the...
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marckaye91
- Nov 3, 2015
- 2 min
The Virtue of Cat Pee
If only… I want to move on. So. Damn. Badly. Sometimes, I wish there was a big hand from the sky that would reach down, grab me by my...
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marckaye91
- Nov 1, 2015
- 4 min
Daylight Savings, Raking Leaves & Beginning with the End
It’s a fine line between death and birth I’m not a huge fan of the period between Thanksgiving and the onset of Spring. I can tolerate...
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marckaye91
- Oct 30, 2015
- 3 min
Bullying, Looking in the Mirror & Changing Leaves
Another lesson from one of my kids.. I had a conference with my daughter’s Gifted Teacher today to review her progress in the program and...
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marckaye91
- Oct 27, 2015
- 3 min
Don’t Come In
When else am I going to be able to use an image like this? It’s a mother, not a father, but we do have the same hair. I feel like the...
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marckaye91
- Oct 26, 2015
- 4 min
Support Vs. Tolerance
This is a just a ribbon. This is not going to be a “feel good” blog but I hope it at least provokes some thought. I was in a bad mood...
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