When I was first divorced, spending Christmas with my daughters was extremely important to me. Neither my ex-husband nor I had any idea how to work out holiday time.
Melissa T. Shultz | Posted 02.11.2012
It wasn't always like this. I welcomed you into our home, made you part of our family. Soon you were the go-to source of fun, intoxicating, always on, ready. Still, I had my doubts about your influence and your stability.
Charlotte Reznick, Ph.D. | Posted 08.27.2011
Many years ago I happened upon a magical island in the Mediterranean. Not understanding what the families around me were saying, I could only observe their interactions -- faces, movements, joy, laughter -- without the distraction of words.
Ashley Michelle Williams | Posted 05.25.2011
I cannot describe to you how great this pizza was! I have been meaning to tell people around world about the best pizza I have ever eaten, and now I...
Stephen Balkam | Posted 05.25.2011
While we are all consuming more media than ever, we are doing less of it together. That's why I often find myself switching on the television -- in order to spend some time with my family.
Darya Pino, Ph.D | Posted 11.17.2011
Though it might not be possible to slow down and unplug every time you eat, striving to do so at least one meal a day can help you work more efficiently the rest of the time.
One For The Table | Posted 11.17.2011
Christmas is not far away and I'm beginning to think I did it wrong. Outside of my mellow sphere, there are signs that we are not waiting for a holiday, but for the end of the world as we know it.
Soren Gordhamer | Posted 11.17.2011
He justifies his actions by claiming, "I have got work to do" but you sense that there is more to it -- that his use of technology comes from an addiction more than a real need.
Karen Leland | Posted 11.17.2011
My declaration for what little time is left of summer is to spend less time sorting and more time being with family and friends, reading and lying out in sun.
Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 11.17.2011
I often worry that those things that are most important to me -- spending time with my family, doing my martial arts practice -- are slowly under assault by the very gadgets that I bought to make my life easier.
Charles Barber | Posted 05.25.2011
There exists more in this world than what transpires on my beloved and toxic computer screen.
Nancy Alvarez | Posted 02.22.2012