A novelist, picture book writer and native New Yorker, John is a graduate of Syracuse University and the children's media graduate program at Centennial College. When not staring at his computer monitor, you'll most likely find John sipping tea watching British comedies, or in the kitchen, taking a stab at the technical challenge on the most recent episode of 'The Great British Baking Show'.
Some people are always on the lookout to find a suitable “match” for their single friends. Regardless of whether or not these friends are actually looking for a match. More often than not, people think they’ve found the perfect match in one of their own partner’s friends Only seeing the immediate possibilities, and not factoring […] More
We all want to help our family whenever we can. But our offering to help is, by all means, an act of generosity. When the family begins expecting our help without offering it, things become more problematic. As it leaves us with the impression that they don’t truly value our time. Redditor Aggravating_Value956 recently found […] More
Like nearly everything, someone’s tone can be easily misinterpreted or misunderstood. Sometimes, if the words we say might suggest we are paying a compliment, the tone we say those words in might lead people to think otherwise. Conversely, a lack of tone could also cause confusion regarding something put in writing. Of course, sometimes no […] More
Honesty is always the best policy… most of the time. Even though it’s ingrained in us never to tell lies and always speak the truth, sometimes fibbing or telling little white lies is the right thing to do. As sometimes telling the truth, or expressing how we really feel can hurt the feelings of others. […] More
Whenever we have a house guest, we always want to make sure that they feel welcome in our home. Especially if they are staying with us for an extended amount of time, and/or are staying with us because they have nowhere else to go. That being said, having a guest is guaranteed to disrupt our […] More
One of the biggest joys of becoming an independent adult is that we are finally not beholden to others and can make our own decisions. Including making changes to several decisions our parents had been making in our lives as children. Including our name. An acquaintance of Redditor achucs decided to change her name. Pointedly […] More
As they say, sharing is caring. Indeed, most people are raised with the belief that it is only polite to share things with others. But sharing is a kindness, not necessarily an obligation. After all, not everyone is entitled to all our things. Particularly things that are very valuable to us, or things we won […] More
Timing, as they say, is everything. Sometimes, when we get wonderful news or hear the funniest story that we just can’t wait to share with our friends and family, we find out they will not revel in this anecdote as we did. Owing to the fact that they were just given much less celebratory news […] More
We always want to help our family if we are able to do so. Most of the time, our help does not go unnoticed. Unfortunately, not everyone knows how to show appreciation appropriately when people give up their time and change their plans to come to the aid of others. Some even assume that someone […] More
Generally speaking, those who share a home, be they spouses, romantic partners or roommates, feel that an even divide of finances and chores is the easiest way to go. As it tends to result in little to no drama and an overall harmonious living situation. That being said, every now and then one inhabitant of […] More
It’s not uncommon for parents to help their children financially. Fiscal responsibility is a learning curve that takes a fair amount of trial and error. One reason most parents offer help without a second thought is knowing that with time, their children will one day help them out in kind. Of course, financial assistance can […] More
We’ve all put our foot in our mouths at one point in our lives by making declarations or sharing information that is later proven to be one hundred percent wrong. Most of us have also seen someone spectacularly shoving their foot right in their mouth. Leaving us in a somewhat delicate position of whether or […] More
