KISS AND TELL — Tale

Having a child brings a whole new chapter to your life, one that really nothing can prepare you fully.  We did books, classes and tried to learn everything we could about parenting but the joy and challenges are never quite captured outside of being in the moments.  And that first little while with each child, but especially your first, is sheer survival.  I try and tell people that when they have a new child that it is completely normal for awhile to be simply in survival mode.  Our first was not typical in many ways.  I recently read a joke...

I usually was the one who did the pursuing when it came to women but this girl was different.  She pursued me and was always one step ahead of me.  Eventually I would discover that she never pursued men and I was her first full on pursuit.  So it is fitting that our first sort of date was initiated by her.  She asked if I wanted to go see the movie "The River Wild".  In all honesty I didn't really care what movie it was but if she wanted me to go I was absolutely going to be going.  The...

Early on in life I had dated a woman for a few months but it didn't last but we stayed friends.  It was several years later in the Fall when she invited me to a party she was having at her house.  I knew many of the people that would be attending, as we had similar circle of friends.  I told her I would be there and looked forward to a fun evening with others.  My friend had asked me to bring some music and so when I showed up I popped in a cassette, if that gives you any...