Playtime ~ Thoughts on parenting
Ever wonder why you are so different from your sibling when your parents swear you were raised exactly the same? I have some ideas. I'll refer to my children as baby 1, 2 or 3 for simplicities sake. I'm in the playroom in my house with baby 3 today playing with play dough. When he announces he is done and starts to walk away, I look at him like he lost his mind. Hey baby 3, "Who is going to clean this up?" He laughs and says, “You!” He laughs some more and turns around an
Silicon Valley Experience in Metro Detroit
Wait, is that title a typo? No, it is not. Silicon Valley is known for their innovative work spaces and vast compound like headquarters. Creating a culture where employees look forward to going to work and get treated like the most important asset in the company. A concept that for years was considered a waste of money to mainstream corporate giants who had thousands of employees and huge expenses. Out in the midwest we would hear stories about what Twitter, Facebook and G
Parenting 101
I received some good parenting advice a few months back from none other than Jerry Seinfeld. My husband and I went to see Jerry Seinfeld perform last November at the Fox Theater in Detroit. About halfway into his hysterical show he started talking about the gutter ball and how it perfectly relates to parenting. You know that thing that happens when you are bowling. That is the gutter ball I'm referring to here. He went on how kids today don't even know what that is. We
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