Over the past week, things in the White Household have been a bit crazy. It all started around 5:00am on Christmas Eve when my wife woke me up and told me that she was in labor. We weren’t expecting the baby for another few days but, our little girl was ready and there was no stopping her. A few hours later our daughter was born and all of our holiday plans were postponed. Ever since my wife and daughter have …
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Way back in 2001, I bought my very first new car. It was a little Mazda Protege with a five-speed manual transmission. I loved that car and had every intention of driving it until the wheels fell off. Unfortunately, after driving it for eleven years, someone driving a pickup truck pulled out in front of me and the car was totaled. Despite the other driver admitting complete fault, I spent roughly two weeks without a car while the insurance company …
For the last couple of weeks my wife has been making comments about us coming down the home stretch of pregnancy. Throughout the process I have been playing it cool. We have already been through this once already, what is there to stress over? Today I got a text message from my wife that kind of freaked me out. She has reached ‘Full Term’ and will now begin seeing her doctor weekly for check ups. In addition, she is 1cm …
When I’m feeling nostalgic, I often write blog posts about childhood memories from Philadelphia. I grew up in the Kensington section of the city – right around the corner from Kensington & Allegheny. Unfortunately, that part of the city has gotten very bad over the years and has a reputation for it’s open air drug trade. Many of the friends I had as a child developed problems with drug addiction. I’ve grown numb to getting news that another one has …
I suppose waking my wife up at 6:17am with the phrase “Is it my life insurance policy you’re after? You realize it isn’t really all that much, right?” wasn’t the best idea I’ve ever had. Before we go farther on that, lets take a quick step back. A few months ago I experienced a change in my sleep pattern. Instead of getting my usual 6 to 7 hours of sleep, I found myself down to 4 to 5 hours per …
At some point in my childhood there was a moment where a switch flipped in my mind. Asking for help from friends and family seemed wrong and I struggled to do all that I could on my own. As I’ve become an adult, that mindset has only strengthened. I realize that we all have to reach out for help from time to time but the simple thought of it leaves me feeling embarrassed. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t have …
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