We’re not protecting our daughters if we forbid makeup, eschew fashionable hairstyles, or wear dowdy clothes. The feminine form is beautiful. Sure, we don’t want to hide behind makeup or wear immodest clothes to draw...

Someday my children will look fondly on the annoying things I did and see them clearly as evidence of love.

It’s a fool who thinks having a kid is a right, which is the biggest crock of fish heads I’ve ever heard.

Don’t have kids until you’re ready. And when you do have them, have them all the way. They aren’t like some Cadillac that you can turn back into the dealership after three years.

Do not give a damn what “they” have to say (and you will know who they are) for you are either very right or very wrong, but at least you are very something.

Kids. They’re not tin cans or sheetrock. They’re laughing machines. Wind them up and watch them go.

Teach them what you love to do in life. It really doesn’t matter what it is. It never does. Just show them how important a passion is . . .

Don’t box your children in and tell them that everything is a sin. You’ll produce either rebels, or very boring people.

Every parent is an artist, but not every artist is apparent.

In general there should be gay characters in YA because a) surprise, there are gay folks everywhere and b) in my opinion as a father, there’s not a damn thing wrong with my child encountering...