The Unbearable Bittersweetness of Parenting

I have always said that I don't "miss" when my boys were babies, because they are such wonderful young men today. To want them to be that helpless—if adorable—little baby in my arms means they are not the person I can share slightly off-color jokes with, who I can explain how interest rates work, who I …

All The President’s Cash

While the current part-time occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue uses the office of the Presidency as his reality-TV set while lining the coffers of his family businesses around the world (and in Florida), the Left will do what it does best: beat up on one of its own. This ridiculous post by Vox decrying the purported $400,000 …

No Regrets

An acquaintance posted this very provocative article on Facebook today, Mothers Who Regret Having Kids, and as much as I didn't want to click on it, I just did, because I was genuinely curious what they meant by that. What follows is an edited version of my comment on that post. I had my kids …

Drinking Alone (with a woman)

Mike Pence has made some waves with some unearthed comments he made about never dining alone with a woman who's not his wife. And not attending events where alcohol is served if his wife is not there, but other women are.  The theory that "I respect my wife too much to do this" really strikes a positive chord with some people, I …