The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

I don't normally get personal with my writings, but as my first child was born 6.5 weeks ago and Father's Day was celebrated last Sunday, I thought I'd provide just a few random comments on what I've learned to this point. Breastfeeding in public may be uncomfortable, but is essential The debate has grown on the morality of breastfeeding in public in recent years. Well, 6.5 weeks in, I can tell you there really is nothing to debate. While watching mothers breastfeed their babies in public might be uncomfortable to some of us outsiders, it's essential. What are mothers supposed to do, just stay at home all day every day? What are babies supposed to do? Refrain from exhibiting any signs of hunger while outside of the home? Yeah, good luck with that! Trust me, while seeing women publicly breastfeed may not be comfortable for you, it's far less uncomfortable than the alternative option - a baby constantly crying harder than a man losing a bet on Super Bowl Sunday...

Both Samuel L. Jackson and Donald Trump Jr. have received backlash for recent social media posts, but said backlash is unwarranted, in my opinion. In Jackson's case, he tweeted the following post, which included a picture of "After Dick Mints": "Must have been a party at The White House, Mitch, Paul, Rudy & others were spotted wearing knee pads & carrying these lined up outside." The post insinuates Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Rudy Giuliani, and others were getting ready to suck President Trump's little Trump. Due to this, several responders alleged Jackson of homophobia. I disagree with this assertion. To my knowledge, the post had nothing to do with homosexuality and the morality of it. What it did have to do with was men willing to do anything for power. Jackson wasn't saying that McConnell, Ryan, Giuliani, and others were acting immorally due to performing a sexual act on a member of the same sex. He was saying the before-mentioned po...

While I've been a member of Facebook for roughly 5 years now and frequently make use of it to keep in touch with friends and family across the country, as well as to try and spread word about my written work, the site does get on my nerves at times. There are times I just have to scratch my head when reading some posts and wonder, "Why on earth did you feel the need to post that information on a social networking site? Why not tell the person face-to-face?" This is usually in regard to lovey-dovey posts about a boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, or wife, or posts celebrating a holiday, like today - Father's Day. I can't tell you how many posts I've read today from sons and daughters alike, which say something along the lines of, "Happy Father's Day to the best dad in the world! Thanks, dad! You're the greatest!" That's nice and all, but wouldn't it be better to tell one's father this in person or at the very least, over the pho...