I know my column is from my personal perspective, and often about my personal life.  Yet I feel this topic is more confessional than many others and affects me too often.  I take things too personally.  Having this deficiency is truly toxic when you are raising kids or beginning a new marriage, both of which [...]

I need some help with my original blog on momlogic.com.  My current blog is not getting the usual number of comments and all the comments I can get would really help me.  That is actually a paying job so your help is much appreciated.  Here's the direct link: http://www.momlogic.com/bloggers/bruce_sallan/stories/ The current one is on divorce [...]

Before I begin this column I want to mention that I write an original blog on momlogic.com. Go to the bloggers tab, click it, and scroll down to my name and you'll find all the blogs there (all of which are different and much shorter than my regular column which I post here).  Please check [...]

One of the most endearing experiences we had on our African safari and honeymoon was no, not all the mating animals we coincidentally encountered, but a playful incident among lion cubs.  As I mentioned in Part One of my African Reflections, we were fortunate to find the same lioness we had witnessed earlier during her [...]

ShortRib (my wife) and I went on our honeymoon, shortly after getting married at the end of last year.  It was an exotic trip and one we wouldn’t have undertaken, given the subsequent economic collapse, had we not already paid for the trip (which was non-refundable). We were thoroughly excited, with my only concern being [...]

As Mother’s Day rolls around once again, I find myself reflecting this year on the different obligations we feel towards those mothers in our lives, at different times and passages in our lives.  As this is the second Mother’s Day since my own mother died, I can’t help but remember her with the fondest recollections, [...]

The ‘50s ideal of the nuclear family is clearly a thing of the past as most statistics readily confirm. Divorce is rampant and the definition of family is undergoing constant scrutiny and redefinition.  For my family, we’ve been dealing with a new Step-Mom, as I just got married, this past December 27 (2008).  My new [...]

Where do our kids get their values?  Are you comfortable with the values they learn in public school?  How about on MTV, cable or other television? Are reality shows actually reality?  Do you think modern music teaches them about love and romance?  Maybe going to the movies is better and seeing Academy Award winning movies [...]

As the Awards season has ended, in the worlds of movies, television and music, I find myself reflecting on modern entertainment and feeling more and more concerned about its impact on my boys and myself, as well as our society at large.  I was the rare character in Hollywood that actually cared, during my 25-year [...]

One of parenting’s biggest challenges is when to protect your kids from life and when to let them learn the truth about it.  This is a regular challenge for most parents and me.  When I was dating, it was unclear how much I should disclose to the boys or when I should introduce them to [...]