Tag Archives: discipline

Are You Reaching for a Star?

Posted on January 25, 2024 by mitchteemley

“Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Here’s a little late January guilt (you’re welcome): If you’re like me, you started … Continue reading →

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Do You Love Me, Dad?

Posted on June 19, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week So, I finally figured out my dad loved me. (Why are guys’ relationship with their dads so complicated?)  It wasn’t when I wanted to find out, twenty years after my dad died. But better late than … Continue reading →

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Parenting Techniques For 2020

Posted on March 18, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Paul Montgomery of Newspeak. As his site’s title implies, Paul writes about news, as well as sociology, pop culture and, well, whatever he can put his patently snarky spin on. Because, although I don’t … Continue reading →

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Enemy

Posted on August 28, 2017 by mitchteemley

“Our greatest enemy lives in the mirror.” ~The Wishing Map

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