The Downside of a Hockey Obsession
Ryan’s extreme interest in — some might say obsession with — the sport of hockey has brought many moments of joy to our household. But … there is a downside. At the social skills group Ryan attends,...
View ArticleA Championship Season
Champions! In his first three seasons playing street hockey in our town league, Ryan’s teams won a combined three games. Last night, his team won the championship, coming from behind in the third...
View ArticleI Wish I Had a Different Brain
“I WISH I HAD A DIFFERENT BRAIN!” “I HATE MY BRAIN!” That was Ryan on Sunday afternoon, mid-meltdown. Something was wrong with the hockey standings he was typing. This is a regular occurrence. His...
View ArticleFor Him – Or for Me?
Ryan engages in some quirky behaviors. These range from slightly odd to completely inappropriate. The latter call for a different response from me than the former, but they don’t always get one, and I...
View ArticleLessons in Obnoxiousness
My college football blogger and satirist cyber-friend Spencer Hall wrote a humorous post the other day about the saga of former Major League Pitcher Kris Benson and his ex-Playmate wife Anna and their...
View ArticleThe iPad Went Unused
A few weeks ago, we went to a friend’s house for a July 4 barbecue. Ryan didn’t want to go. The children at the party were mostly girls, and Ryan was quite certain he wanted nothing to do with them. …...
View ArticleSomething Was Different
Repeating the same activities year after year stands as a convenient way to measure Ryan’s progress. Ryan has played in our town’s summer street-hockey league for five seasons, and he has come a...
View ArticleWe’re Talking About Practice
Ryan was ambivalent about going to his regular weekly hockey practice on Tuesday. To discover why required a bit of parental detective work. Ryan was originally supposed to miss the practice for his...
View ArticleA Time To Brag
January 2, 2012 was a perfect day in so many ways. That was the day Ryan skated in front of 47,000 people on the kids auxiliary rink at the NHL Winter Classic in Philadelphia. I have told the story...
View ArticleIt’s the Thought That Counts
I had a birthday the other day. Not a milestone one, but rather a run-of-the-mill, another-year-older-and-slower one. I was thrilled when Veronica and the kids “surprised” me at the train station after...
View ArticleFor the Love of Air Jordans
At 13, Ryan has yet to develop much in the way of material desires. Don’t get me wrong — he loves his iPad and his computer, and he’d be livid if we didn’t have the cable package that includes the …...
View ArticleCool at 13, Adrift at 23
I posted a link to a New York Times article on the blog’s Facebook page yesterday, but I think it’s important to share here as well. Amid all of Ryan’s growing self-awareness, he understands that he...
View ArticleI Wish I Had a Different Brain
“I WISH I HAD A DIFFERENT BRAIN!” “I HATE MY BRAIN!” That was Ryan on Sunday afternoon, mid-meltdown. Something was wrong with the hockey standings he was typing. This is a regular occurrence. His...
View ArticleFor Him – Or for Me?
Ryan engages in some quirky behaviors. These range from slightly odd to completely inappropriate. The latter call for a different response from me than the former, but they don’t always get one, and I...
View ArticleWe’re Talking About Practice
Ryan was ambivalent about going to his regular weekly hockey practice on Tuesday. To discover why required a bit of parental detective work. Ryan was originally supposed to miss the practice for his...
View ArticleA Time To Brag
January 2, 2012 was a perfect day in so many ways. That was the day Ryan skated in front of 47,000 people on the kids auxiliary rink at the NHL Winter Classic in Philadelphia. I have told the story...
View ArticleIt’s the Thought That Counts
I had a birthday the other day. Not a milestone one, but rather a run-of-the-mill, another-year-older-and-slower one. I was thrilled when Veronica and the kids “surprised” me at the train station after...
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