Mom’s Little Angel
Almost immediately after the publication of my first book, Why a Daughter Needs a Dad: A Hundred Reasons, a book I wrote for my daughter Meagan, I began to receive email from readers asking, “What about moms?” Some were simply curious if a daughter-mom book was on my radar screen, others were rather indignant I […]
Daddy’s Little Girl
For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to write a book. Although I am a terrible speller and not a particularly skilled storyteller, the idea of seeing my own words on bound paper has always been very appealing to me. I had no clue, however, of what to write about. Years passed […]
Why I Love You (original introduction, 2005)
One of life’s great experiences is falling in love so deeply one cannot imagine ever being without the other. Whether a first love, a new love, or a rekindled love, we universally experience the wonderful feelings that come when we find that special person – the intense feelings of attachment, the euphoric passion, the promise […]
Why a Son Needs a Mom (original introduction, 2004)
On my mantelpiece rests an aging photograph of my mother that was taken as she was about to graduate from high school, a few short years before she chose to alter her life and become a mother. She was beautiful then, with hair that fell upon her shoulders, big eyes that reassured, and a smile […]
Why a Daughter Needs a Mom (original introduction, 2004)
I enjoy a close relationship with my daughter, Meagan Katherine, albeit one that has changed remarkably as she has matured into a young teenager. Once my constant companion, my playful partner in crime, my most adoring audience, my child has become less enchanted with me as she has entered the initial phases of becoming a […]
Why a Son Needs a Dad (original introduction, 2003)
I am the first-born child of a household that included five children before my dad was thirty years old. Ours was the house that never seemed to sleep, with constant activity swirling around it and within it, and one that seemed nearly to bust at the edges as the children who called it home continued […]