Divorce is never easy, however, when kids are involved, that's an entirely different ball game. You don't just get to get a divorce and walk your separate ways, but you are forever tied together whether you like it or not. So, in my humble opinion, if that's the case, why not make it as pleasant as possible for all parties involved? The account that follows is the story of a daughter of divorced parents who feels she has reached the tipping point and can no longer maintain a relationship with h…

The one thing in life you cannot control is the family you are born into. It's like playing Russian roulette; there's no guarantee that the grownups in your life are capable of raising you. The optimist in me wants to believe that no matter what obstacles parents face in life, they will always strive to give their children the best opportunities. The story that follows, however, challenges everything that I have ever claimed to have understood. The narrative below is an account of a beautiful b…

I'm all about keeping it real. I know that at times we feel like a little white lie might be the perfect solution, but when you really care about a person, you will always tell them the truth. In theory, the method of complete and utter honesty sounds easy, but in practice, honesty can be painful. The story below is an account of a frustrated father. As mentioned many times before, there is no parenting manual. Basically, what we do, is depend on the good old trial and era method. Meaning, we d…

How ungrateful can you be?

Family secrets are hit or miss. You can either discover something super rad about the people you see during Christmas and Thanksgiving or realize that they really are horrible people deep down. When you're a kid, every piece of new information you learn about your extended family feels like a long-hidden family secret. Even if this is not true by definition, I believe that anything once unknown to you that you learn about your family counts as a family secret. My grandma worked for a TV station…

I can't imagine how difficult it must be to date as a blind person . I'm sure every hack has a hot take about who would date a blind person, and they're all pretty insulting. "This guy is so ugly; he could only pull a blind chick!" "Good thing he can't see her because if he could, he'd be in for a rude awakening." News flash: blind people are not clueless about the nuances of attractiveness just because they do not experience sight the same way sighted people do. Blindness does not make people…

There are some people in this world who make you really feel good about your own intellectual capabilities. In other words, their stupidity is astounding. Unfortunately for these people, that stupidity was displayed on national television for everyone to witness. If these people are an indication of average intelligence, then we fear for the state of humanity. Yikes. Guess you don't have to be smart to get onto a game show, after all.

Big yikes

There's a reason game shows have been around for so long.

Things get interesting when you spend that much time around the same people.