Parenting

Demma’ Notes: How to Talk so Kids Will Listen (or what I like to call the parenting bible)

As a type A, high D, ENTJ, Captain America personality type, acquiring new skills and trying to get better at them is what I’m all about. From sports as a kid to business as a…

Maybe You’re Wrong About Participation Trophies Too

How to Use Your Vacation and Paid Time Off

I once went at least 8 years without taking a sick day. It’s not that I wasn’t sick…

Short Story: Closing Time

There are Demma ghosts all over that place, you know, especially in the basement. I hated going down there, except for cleaning out the shoot at the end of the night. The shoot is an old wooden slide that glides beer bottles from the bar above into a big wooden bin in that haunted…

A Tribute

Her eyes blinked open and she saw the brilliant white light bursting from behind the white curtains. She smiled every morning when she awoke, but today she smiled brighter. She didn’t remember why, but she knew today was going to be special. Mommy came in a while later, picked her up, squeezed her, and gave…

Advice To My Son

Dear Jack,

Today you are only sixteen months old, so you won’t understand any of this yet. This is a good thing, because I haven’t got it all figured out yet. This is what I’ve kind of figured out so far.

Summer Stroll

It’s August hot and our street shrieks with the sounds of insects yelling in the summer heat. The high-pitched noise is distorted by the humidity, and the summer sounds wave through the air like I’m under water. A jetliner roars over head and baby Jack stares at me with a curious and puzzled look. We…