Recently, I wrote a column that apparently angered some readers as well as a dear friend of mine. Upon reflection, I realized that I probably have diarrhea of the mouth (or pen) and, sort of like Tourette syndrome I sometimes don’t censor my thoughts very well. I’ve since deleted that column. So, as a sort of penance and caution to others, I’m writing this column to encourage THINKING before speaking whatever comes to your mind, or hitting “publish” without careful reflection.
When I was a kid, I did “sleepovers” at my friend’s houses. By the time I was double-digit age, it was no longer “cool” and it stopped. Today’s kids start sleepovers early and, apparently, they never end. Today, there are sleepovers of groups of high-schoolers, and sleepovers of boy/girl couples IN one of their parents’ homes. HELLO?
Yes, I know most people would answer this “Moral Question of the Week” with a quick, “Of course.” But, to me, it’s not so simple. To me, the future of my kids’ lives are at stake with what is going on in the world today. Therefore, the politics of our times – both domestically and internationally – make a huge difference in my day-to-day life and thinking. I’ve found that reasonable “dialogue” with people with opposing views is hard and often ends up in someone being angry. So, with “old” friends on the opposite spectrum, we’ve agreed to simply not talk politics.
I’ve begun to make my weekend posts about Social Media. It just happened. Why? Because I’m living Social Media and my work revolves around it as well. And, I love it.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Featured guests:
Wayne Levine (BetterMenCoaching.com) for “The Men’s Room”
Pastor Drew Sams (DrewSams.com) for “Teen Rap.”
This show is loosely based on this week’s “A Dad’s Point-of-View” column, Friends.
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you see or hear the word, “Friends?” For my younger son it would undoubtedly be the TV-series that aired for a decade on NBC, because he loves it so. For others, it might be that Bette Midler song. Maybe it would be something from Sesame Street? Friends enrich our lives. And, like that famous saying, “We don’t choose our family, but we do choose our friends,” we actually have some control over who is our friend.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Featured guests:
Wayne Levine (BetterMenCoaching.com) for “The Men’s Room”
Pastor Drew Sams (WeWillSingANewSong.com) for “Teen Rap”
Opposite sex friends can cause a lot of tension. This show is loosely based on this week’s “A Dad’s Point-of-View” column, The Risks of Opposite Sex Friends.
Radio Show – There Are No Perfect Friends
First air date: Thursday, September 2, 2010
Featured guests:
Dr. Robert Goldman for Segments 1 and 2
Pastor Drew Sams (Calvary Church, Westlake Village, CA) for “Teen Rap”
Bruce Sallan covering today’s topic’s “bullet points”
The column referenced is, “There Are No Perfect Friends.”
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