Listen HERE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-episode-16-repeal-the-bradley-amendment/id1549480774?i=1000525930934 The Bradley Amendment was named after its sponsor, Democratic Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey, and was passed as part of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986. The Bradley Amendment prohibits the retroactive modification of child support arrearages by the state or any other state. No matter the circumstances, a child-support debt…
Read moreWhat’s It Like Being A Dad?
What’s it like being a dad? Teaching your teenager to drive, giving your kid’s pet fish a funeral, explaining the birds and the bees, playing catch—-fatherhood isn’t something that happens all at once. It’s a day in day out choice to show up for your kids. Music: Celeste (Instrumental) by Les Enfants. License by The…
Read moreIt’s The Little Thing That Matter – The Impact Of a Handwritten Note
As I continue to explore ideas surrounding networking, I thought I’d continue with a post about one of my annual traditions – sending out handwritten notes. Several years ago, I began sending holiday cards. Reaching out to those I cared about to say hello or spread good cheer during the holidays seemed like a great…
Read moreDon’t Judge A Book By Its Cover
This photo was of me laying down a track for a heavy metal/fusion band many years ago. Don’t be fooled by the way I’m dressed. Many moons ago, I worked a square job-meaning a 9-5 day gig. I was a financial services rep for MetLife and also a banker at Chase. Yeah, I did what…
Read moreThink Things Through – The Newsletter
I discovered the Socratic method many years ago and found it fascinating. When you start asking people questions and digging deeper into what people are feeling and thinking, they tend to either feel cornered or threatened – or realize what they were thinking didn’t make sense after all. With this newsletter, I‘ll share some of…
Read moreThink Things Through
Since the beginning of March I’ve been collecting my thoughts and observations and publishing them in a newsletter entitled Think Things Through. I discovered the Socratic method many years ago and found it fascinating. When you start asking people questions, and digging deeper into what people are really feeling and thinking, they tend to either…
Read moreChild Support, Welfare and Government Intrusion Into The Family
When I walked out of the doors of the Supreme Court system on July 9, 2008, I was relieved. I was no longer married, but my troubles were just beginning. I still had issues with my ex-wife, but I began to think things through. I started to reflect upon the reasons why I was dragged through…
Read more“Social” Media
Social media. So many are afraid of it. So many find it negative, harmful, a waste of time, a drain…and yes, sometimes that is true. I find it powerful. It’s how I met Brandi. I had a blog many years ago about fatherhood/family/divorce/social issues that I used as a way to vent and express my…
Read moreChris Atkins Is Not The Biological Father But Still Has To Pay Child Support
Chris Atkins has proven through a DNA test that he’s not the father of his ex-wife’s daughter. The girl was was 2 1/2 years old when the couple divorced. The truth was not revealed until their daughter was 11 years old. Since his name remains on the birth certificate, he is legally obligated to keep…
Read moreWords Of Wisdom
“I’ve told you a million times son, you can’t take my car out until you are 16! And even then, you gots to pay for my insurance before I even think about giving you keys to this beauty.” “Now, as I was saying…remember that the hypotenuse of synchronized funk drumming is parallel to the cis-gendered…
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