After 50 years I finally understand how CBS came up with the name of the Art Linkletter Show, Kids Say the Darndest Things! For women in menopause, the new version of that show is: Kids Ask the Darndest Questions. In Church this past Sunday,...

It was almost summer in Amsterdam, and, as usual during that sunny spring of 1976, after work from my job at the Gemeentelijk Energie Bedrijf nextdoor to the Vondelpark, I took streetcar Line 1 or 2 from the Leidseplein, that went through the Leidsestraat...

When he was just a little boy He’d march around in camo; Carving rifles out of...

This past July, John our Guide was able to post: A sleepy boy was at Clint's Creek in morning. He...

Oh, how things can change. Maybe it’s all in my head but I am noticing a dramatic shift in parent/child conflict lately. It used to be that I would work with teenage guys and their big issue would be with a demanding and overbearing father. The...

I recall the Labor Day weekend when I was about 12. My family (Dad, Mom and sis) had gone to a barbeque at a friend’s house. They had 5 children and their house was always bustling with friends and family. It was a healthy, happy place to be. We...

I dont' profess to be an expert in the field of religion or spirituality. I have been a catechist for years, and have always been actively involved in my church. That said, I still have a lot to learn. My work over the years with children has provided...

I have been ruminating about life and all her wonders, disappointments, fears, successes, failures, memories, happiness...oh and men. So, I have come up with some life questions for your own rumination (that word sounds like a debilitating disease,...

SING OUT LOUISE- When I was little, I competed in dance competitions. Hair plastered to my head, three costumes changes and make up fit for a queen. My mother was unlike all the other mothers in my dance troupe. My mother was not a "stage-mother." I was 9...

There is an audio interview on Growing Bolder about a man who has a vinyl record store. Click...

The look on Christina's face is priceless. Monkey boy knows no fear. He has even taken to scaling the jungle gym at the playground down the street from the house. He'll find some fear and caution after that first good but minor tumble. At least that is...

I have health care and I am still in favor of President Obama's change for health care. Right now...

I have never seen angels but my husband did. He passed away five years ago. He was a Navajo Indian and I'm an anglo..belagonna in their language. I have lived on and around the Navajo reservation for years. My husband told me of his experience as...

He seems so cute and funny most of the time. My four-year-old son has a sense of humor that can truly make his daddy laugh. His vocabulary is advanced, his smile can light up any room and there are times that having a conversation with him melts my...

Ed Begley, Jr. started growing bolder when growing bolder was NOT cool. He learned as a young boy never to waste anything. He was a starving actor down on his luck in 1970 when he bought an electric car. He said it wasn't as much to help the environment...

This might make more sense to people who have been following the Casey/Caylee Anthony story on the news. When Caylee first disappeared, Cindy Anthony and Lois Peter of St. Cloud became friends. Her then 12 year old granddaughter, Dakata Skii, and Casey...

When my 2 eldest sons were children, they loved to play 'oorlogje', oorlog meaning war, the -je used to soften the meaning of the word. Of course I had to think about accepting that, but as they were not aggressive by nature, I let them have their weird...

Grandfather’s Story -Storms make you Stronger By: Dwight Bain The last few years of major hurricanes seem to have brought out the worst in nature and the best in people since there were countless stories of how neighbors connected to each...

I like to think that you can find a lot of happiness in small things, and I just bought a big...

Hi all. Let me introduce myself. I go by Kath. I am 51 years old. I have one husband and two...

The other day I came across an interesting article about parenting and college students. Since I am now the baby boomer mom of a college freshman, I took note of what it had to say.The Professor from Emory University offered some tips on Parenting Your...

Will someone PLEASE explain to me the results of this year's America's Got Talent? What am I...

I wish that I only had to write an article or two in order to truly educate and equip parents adequately in the quest to protect their kids from predators. I wish it were that simple, that the issue lacked complexity and was just an “in your face,...

A Sons Need To Feel Valuable To His Father My last article focused on the growing issue of mother/son conflict and the response I have gotten has confirmed the trends I am seeing between moms and their boys. However, it is important for me to note that...

Every day in the news media we are bombarded by reports that lean one way or another. Pro-this,...

I recently returned from visiting my brother’s house. He lives in a small, rural northwoods...

I must confess that I absolutely adore children. No lie. Ever since I was a child myself, I have enjoyed holding little babies, playing with toddlers, and interacting with elementary age kids. Heck, I even love spending large amounts of time with...

Are you depressed? Well, you might as well get over it on your own because the medications...

It was artist Andy Warhol who said "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." That was before reality TV. Now it seems like we'll all have our own show. What else can explain 20-year-old Brooke Hogan? Brooke is the no-talent,...

Thursday started out like any normal day,up at 5:30 coffee, breakfast,morning news,feeding the...

I hate to admit it, but I know very few of my neighbors. Despite the fact that we live in a great neighborhood with a small-town feel, my husband and I haven't gotten to know too many of our neighbors during the five years that we've lived here. Sure,...

It Will Never Happen Again- If international pop star, Rihanna, can forgive her pop star boyfriend, Chris Brown, why shouldn't I? A few weeks ago Chris was charged with severely beating Rihanna and pictures were released to prove it. This...

Let's Dance>>> I arrived at the address where someone had requested a taxi. I honked but no one...

I don’t know if this happens where you live, but in Texas we take holidays VERY seriously....

For those who wish they could be members of our really FUN club, you would have to have been...

When you walk the roads of the Internet, you will learn about different cultures. One day I learned about blessings, something I thought only a pope did. Or a priest perhaps. I realized I don’t know much about what drives religious people. The...

CAUTION: GB MEMBER VIDEO AHEAD...KEEP READING ! ! ! What do you get when you mix the following elements: An “amazing” sense of adventure, a 13 page application form, a video camera and my sister, whom I’ve known for 36 years? It’s quite...

Roz Savage is a British ocean rower, author, motivational speaker and environmental campaigner. After 11 years as a management consultant, she embarked on a new life of adventure by rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic. Her unlikely transformation...

Yes. I am, or was, a member of Mensa. In all actuality, I stopped paying dues when I had kids and found that I no longer had time to actively participate, but I'm still on the rolls and can reactivate at any time...and probably will sometime soon, now...

Several months ago, I had x-rays done on my lungs. When I went to the counter to pay, there was a sign on the wall that said something like this, if my memory is correct: NO CAROTIDS I think it meant that they either weren't a facility that...

New York, October 31, 2008 Dear Anna It is time. I want to tell you about the...

Introverts, Extroverts and the 4 Personalities By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor...