I used to golf. A lot. My grandparents were avid golfers. My uncle and brother were avid golfers. Turned out, my friends were too. So it was logical that I would put myself on a similar path of a lifetime of frustration, lost balls, abused clubs, made-up on-the-spot swear words, and a lot less spending…
A couple of weeks ago, Matt – as he often does – approached me and made a completely random statement. He said, “Dad, I want to go to the store by myself.” After some discussion and a few follow up questions, it turned out that he wanted to go grocery shopping and buy his own…
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Let’s recap a conversation from a three days ago… Matt: Daddy! I got a Golden Ticket in my locker! Me: That’s great son! What’s a Golden Ticket mean? Matt: I get $5 off at the book fair. Me: Well that’s cool. How did you get that? Matt (hesitating and giving me a strange look): They…
This past Sunday, I completed my 11th Spartan Race. Every race – from Spartan to Rugged Maniac – seems to have a story to tell; memories that stay with you forever. You always remember your first. Then there was the time I sort of shadowed a special needs adult with this family. Last year I…
This past Monday, my wife and I attended an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) meeting with several of our son’s teachers, school psychologist and therapists. To say it went well would be an understatement. It was incredible! And we walked away with some very good, and certainly encouraging, news. Since being diagnosed with autism prior to…
Every Spartan Race – or Tough Mudder or Rugged Maniac or other OCR – provides a story (or two or three); they create memories that can be looked back upon years down the road. This past weekend’s Spartan Sprint in Laughlin did just that, and then some. I cannot say if it will prove to…