Author Archives: jackperspectives

Note: As I quoted Rod Stewart’s line in his song, “Mandolin Wind,” in another context: “Oh, the snow fell without a break….Through the coldest winter in almost fourteen years…” Having a school kid at home, when school is cancelled on … Continue reading →

Ordinarily, I am in bed by 10, as I have to get up at 5:30 because my grandson has to leave for the bus at 6:20.  But last night, watching a recording of the “Soul Train Awards” which were honoring … Continue reading →

I was having a conversation the other day with a man who has a long history in twelve step programs. He told me that as a result of that history, he lives in his “own little bubble.”  I started to … Continue reading →

Over the past few months, I have come to the realization that I still don’t get it when it comes to our kids who end up in foster care, especially institutions.  The depth of their fear and the horror of … Continue reading →

At one of our Family Focus training sessions earlier in the year, I found myself unsure about whether I was repeating an idea that I might have already spoken on many weeks earlier (the trainings are a long fourteen straight … Continue reading →

After going from December 12, 2012 until March 6, 2013 without doing a posting, I decided that the only way the blog could get its due was if I posted at the same time each week. I chose Sunday mornings, … Continue reading →

One of our FFAS kids, now a young adult, wrote a poem to open up the evening on Friday night.  His name is David Whitaker. His words just floored me, when I finally got a chance to concentrate on them. … Continue reading →

[Yeah, yeah, I didn’t post last week. I apologize to all who were expecting the once a week posting. So today, I’ll post two, okay?] My boss at Family Focus, Maris Blechner, an agency founder and the sole executive director … Continue reading →

Two days ago, I asked my adult (college graduate) grandson if he knew who Helen Keller was, He told me he had “heard of her.”  Then I asked my son with the severe learning problems.  He laughed and said, “Yep, … Continue reading →

I was reminded this past week of two very painful life changing events in my life, that led to wonderful changes in my thinking pretty much immediately. The first was the death of my mother, forty seven years ago yesterday. … Continue reading →