Recent content by josephconrad

Daughters are really a pain but the worst part about raising a daughter is having to meet the boyfriends when they are in their teens and 20s. They have the capacity to bring in some real losers and you feel disappointed that they don't have better judgement than that. Also, when they hit...

I was never grounded growing up. In fact, grounding probably would have been a welcome prospect for me, because I liked to hole up in my room and read, listen to music, write and so forth. Instead of grounding me, my parents would punish me in a way that they knew would hit me hard. Sometimes...

Sounds like a great youth group. It's commendable. Where I live we had a storm a couple of weeks ago that devastated the area- tree limbs, branches and debris were everywhere. A few of us pitched in to help sweep some of it up in our own immediate area, but I know the emergency services were...

I do not have this problem I don't think, but I have heard a fair share of stories where one of the spouses start smoking and then this becomes a problem in the relationship because they start hiding it, or doing it around the kids. Has this ever been an issue in your marriage, and if so...

I empathize very much with your situation. I was bullied more than once growing up and it contributed to some serious problems in school. I think the extent of it has a lot to do with the school culture, and the tolerance for bullying. In one school I went to, teachers didn't care and let the...

I grew up in the environment where it was "Wait until your father gets home." That dread of waiting until my father got home and knowing that there would be a spanking ruined the entire day. Also, this pattern that was set continued through the teenage years- my mother would try to discipline...

I think our lungs are more resilient than that. They say that 15 years after you quit smoking, your heart disease risk is similar to that of a non-smoker. Second-hand smoking isn't even that. I don't do it, but I think that the occasional cigar is harmless, and even if it is a regular thing...

If I didn't believe in God I would probably do it, but as it stands I could never feel right about it morally. Not only that, I would feel badly for my wife and children after I did it; it wouldn't be fair to them to have a husband/father that was fooling around on the side. I will say that I...

It seems to me that you are going above and beyond the call of duty as a husband. This is my own male perspective talking, but I believe that life and marriage and family works best when the husband and wife each have their own distinct roles. Men are not women and shouldn't be forced to be...

I find that the prettier the women are, the more likely it is the missus will feel jealous whether she wants to or not. There is just no way to know what goes on unless she is there. It could be a completely innocent relationship solely for the kids. It could be a full-blown affair. It could...