Stories for Dads and Moms who Need a Laugh

Watching your kids grow up is something. For people like me, who were (are) stay-at-home parents, we watch our children change and grow every day. These changes are subtle because we are with them all of the time. It's not like when we see someone for the first time in months or years and the changes in people are that much more noticeable. Reading with my Children One thing I remember doing with my children is reading. The Oppressed and The Boy had different books that they liked to read. Some of the books we read together stand out in my mind for different reasons. Sometimes there would be books that didn't have much of a storyline but had words you would match to the different pictures. Sometimes it would feature body parts. When I read this book, I would read the word and ask the kids to point these parts out on their own bodies. Sometimes the books would contain an actual story, and we would read the story together. It would be a simple enough plot about some character who...

instagram.com “Don’t work for your money. Let your money work for you,” is one of the things I remember my grandfather telling me. It was certainly an attractive notion. The idea that my money could make me more money was something that appealed to me.  I’ve always looked at the stock market as fantasy sports. Putting your money into a company that people are always buying and not only raising the price of your shares but also the chance of an occasional dividend is something that certainly appeals to many people for obvious reasons. Investing in the Stock Market Years ago, I put some money into the stock market. I looked at some companies that looked interesting to me, and with a little research I was certain these were sound investments. I bought shares and reinvested the dividends. It was something I had always wanted to do since learning about the stock market in a high school math class. The more I learned about shares, dividends, and potential stock splits, the more my curios...