by A. T. Baron | Oct 9, 2015 | Fortune Cookie Friday
Whenever my kids go off to school with test anxiety, I always tell them to do there best, for that is all that matters to me. In my opinion, it is the effort that counts. If they pay attention in class, do their homework, and reviewed their notes, then they should do...
by A. T. Baron | Oct 2, 2015 | Fortune Cookie Friday
I have read many books on how to raise children. Since my kids are teenagers and in that independent phase, I try to read even more, like articles by John Rosemond. One thing I learned a long time ago was the best lesson you could teach your children was to be a good...
by A. T. Baron | Sep 18, 2015 | Fortune Cookie Friday, General, Writing
When I was a young child, my mom sent my brother, sister and me to the community pool to learn to swim. I don’t know how she reasoned the necessity of swimming when she could not, but we donned our suits, grabbed a towel and headed down the street for our lessons. It...
by A. T. Baron | Sep 11, 2015 | Fortune Cookie Friday, General, Writing
I took some time to relax this past Friday, since it was Lazy Mom’s Day. I did not feel like cooking dinner, so we order out for some Chinese food from our local eatery. After we were finished eating, I grabbed a fortune cookies and walked outside, to enjoy the nice...
by A. T. Baron | Sep 4, 2015 | Fortune Cookie Friday, General, Writing
The last time I made macaroni and cheese, I considered adding bacon. I believe everything tastes better with bacon. I searched through the refrigerator only to discover that I was out of my delectable pork product. I started down into the pot of creamy, yellow pasta...
by A. T. Baron | Aug 28, 2015 | Fortune Cookie Friday, General, Writing
When I first read my latest fortune, I was not quite sure what it meant. I had to jump on my computer and google “Power Position.” I waited for my incredibly slow network connection to give me the answer, hoping it wasn’t something inappropriate. It turns out that...