by Michael Parise | Nov 10, 2014
The other day one of my dearest friends, John called to ask me a delicate question. He had the confidence in our relationship of nearly 50 years to ignore etiquette and ask what I might want as a gift for a significant event coming up in my life which he’ll be...
by Michael Parise | May 22, 2012
A lot of parents have welcomed their adult children back home. This is not always a joyous moment for some parents. Friends of mine, Jim and Liz, have a son, now 22, who is extremely bright but who found college unstimulating. He was dismissed for not showing up...