The Way I See It

Category: Parenting

  • VALUES

    Being raised with a set of values, some worthwhile, some obsolete has given me a perspective about one’s life that guides my every word, action and thought. It amazes me each time I see those values play out and strengthens my belief in the profoundness of each. My memory though not the same as it…

  • Won’t You Be My Neighbor

    Have you read or heard the lies about Jackson Township New Jersey? Well I am about to dispel those lies with the absolute facts. Before moving to this community after living in Brooklyn for 65 years we looked at other towns in different areas of NJ and about 75 houses online before coming here and…

  • Daddy’s Little Girl

    My father died on May 4, 1969 at the age of 60.

  • A father for Father’s Day

    Maybe I am just one of those unexplained mysteries in life. Maybe because I always wondered about my biological father. Maybe that is why I have been so lucky in my life having two “fathers”. My sons’ father is the best father and grandfather I have ever seen.  His unconditional love, his self-sacrificing dedication and his…

  • It Takes A “Special” Man To Be A Dad!

    Special is defined in the English dictionary in this way: unusual or better; held in esteem; reserved; made for specific purpose; arranged for specific purpose, etc. In accordance with that definition, my dad was a very “special” person. Today May 4, 2016 is the 47th Anniversary of his death.  I was sixteen years old. Complex;…

  • Looking Ahead

    Yes, I know it has been awhile since I have been here.  By now I should be filled with words, ideas, opinions.  Thoughts that will somehow change a life if not the world.  It isn’t as if I don’t have lots to say.  There is enough material around to keep me writing for months. 2016…

  • Reminiscing Barbara

      This blog today may turn out to be the length of a book, but there are things about Barbara that I am remembering and some of them need to be told at length.  Her personality was so complicated and awesome that to generalize entirely about her now would seem unfitting to her memory. She wasn’t a…

  • Father’s Day 2014

    First and foremost, A happy Father’s Day to all the Fathers in my life! It has been said so many, many times almost any man can be a biological father, but it takes a “special man” to be a true father in every sense of the word. I happen to know a few in both…

  • Mother’s Day 2014

          This Sunday, May 11th is Mother’s Day and as I sit here thinking about that day that is set aside for Moms, I can’t help thinking about the moms I have had and the moms I know.  It is such a special event not because the card companies make money as well as…

  • Happiness is a baby playing!

    Wouldn’t it be great if we could recapture the innocence and freedom we had as a baby? just imagine a day without worries or cares! Just enjoying your environment and loving every second. I wish we could all experience this joy just once in a while and perhaps the world would look a bit different.…

  • Who doesn’t love ice cream?

    Ah summertime! Hot, hazy, sunny skies, beaches, lazy days and ice cream! I can remember waiting impatiently for either the Mister Softee truck or the Good Humor truck to come sauntering down our street  playing their jingles and capturing my kids attention like no other sound! It was those few minutes on those busy days…

  • My Baby Boy

    My very best friend in the world is my baby boy. He is only seven years old and yet he has the wisdom of a man much older than himself. Each day he gives me unconditional love. Each day he protects me. Each day he cuddles with me. Each day he looks to me for…

  • Helena Makes Me Laugh

    Whenever I see this video it brings a smile to my face.  I hope that it will bring a smile to your face as well.  Laughter is great medicine and I hope that if things are looking down for some today, this video will uplift their spirits as it does mine. Have a great day!…

  • Higher Education CAN take you Higher!

    Perhaps it is Nostalgia for me today that I’m sharing this once again, or simply sentiment. In either case it is from my heart. 2013 seems to be the banner year for me . It is the year I was forced to retire because of my affliction. Those years I spent in the University hold…

  • The good with the bad

    Well Mother’s Day was lovely.  The weather was perfect and the children were wonderful.  We went to Prospect Park after brunch and I had an opportunity to see the beauty of the Park I grew up around.  It has changed somewhat, but remains lovely.  We went by the lake and I was able to sit…