Mankind has always had an uneasy truce with Womankind. It starts from birth and carries on forever, wherever men and women coexist. There are definitely “guy” things and “girl” things and never the twain shall meet.

You may remember that I have fraternal twins - a boy and a girl. This is quite different than identical twins, although we still get asked some days if they are identical. My favourite answer is -  "No, they aren't identical. They have different plumbing." I still get blank stares with that answer….

Men and Women

Today we talk about the differences between Man and Woman. It's the start of a new year and we should try to set some ground rules and expectations. Besides, my kids want me to lay off them for a while.

Men are fascinated by big explosions, shiny things and bodily functions that involve any kind of gas.

Imagine...

         Remember when you were a kid? Mom would kick you out of the house just after breakfast, after you did the gazillion chores she so heartlessly thrust upon you (like feeding the dog and changing it's water). As you stepped out into the yard, the world seemed limitless, even if you weren't supposed to go farther than the park at the end of the street.

If you were lucky, your buddy a couple of houses down would be finished his breakfast and finished the Herculean task of making his bed and brushing his teeth. What luck! Their water heater blew up the day before and the plumber has just installed the new one. No way was he going to take that big box away! That was the new spaceship/submarine/Batcave/clubhouse. Sometimes all of those things at the same time. 

That is Imagination.

Smarter Parents

I have said before in other articles, that the older I get, the smarter my parents become. It's a thought worth repeating. Why? Because I am so used to repeating everything I say to my kids, I just can't stop. But that's another article…

I first heard this saying on, of all things, an eyeglass commercial. A 20-ish year old guy is standing in the middle of a street and spouts the line out with a slightly sheepish grin on his face. A sudden realization, I would say. It certainly struck a chord with me.