When I was a graduate student, one of the parenting memes then emerging from within the mental health professional community had it that “children deserved explanations.” The flip side of that very progressive notion was that parents should never say “Because I said so” in response to “Why?” or “Why not?”
I was recently filling in hosting a talk show, which gave me the opportunity to interview Lt. Col. Jonathan P. Meyers, a retired Marine who’d recently written a memoir about his almost three decades in service: “American to the Corps.”
Now that Louisiana Tech classes are back in session and the campus is buzzing with students, we want to remind our members of the Ruston community to pay attention while driving near campus.
Afghanistan has fallen. America moved into that country with limited goals — eliminate the petri dish that grew venomous terrorist organizations that wanted nothing less than to destroy Western ideals and attack the United States, the cradle of freedom.
If you’re like me, you enjoy few things more than a long, hot shower. Nothing loosens the muscles or washes your worries away better than gradually turning up the hot knob until you’re red as a boiled lobster.
Q: My two young teens are constantly begging me to buy them clothes. It’s become highly annoying. After reading your book on teenagers, I’ve decided to stop buying them any clothing and give them each an $750 annual clothing allowance. Should I give them the whole amount at once or give it to them on a monthly basis?
