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'.
When getting a group of people together, it sometimes weighs fairly heavily on us who should be invited. Sometimes there is a general understanding that you don’t need to invite all friends to all gatherings. Unfortunately, some people are sensitive enough that when they get wind that certain people got together without them, they handle […] More
Offering a helping hand not only pleases the people we are helping feeling good, but also makes us feel good about ourselves. Making it all the more fortunate that generosity can be so easily taken advantage of. Sadly, sometimes helping someone once might lead that person to expect this help on a regular basis. Even […] More
One of the most exciting aspects of becoming an adult is starting to form your own life. To have a home and a family of your very own. That being said, not everyone is in such a rush to leave their childhood home and might stay there as long as possible. Nor are all parents […] More
We’d all be less than honest if we didn’t admit that nearly all of our relationships didn’t begin because we were physically attracted to someone. Indeed, physical attraction is a highly important factor in any relationship. That being said, no relationship can be based solely on physical appearance, as the old saying “true beauty comes […] More
Every now and then, we’ve all resorted to making threats. Most of the time, we know that we won’t follow through with these threats, and they are mostly used as a way to shut someone up or ensure something gets done. That being said, when our ultimate goals of these threats are not accomplished, we […] More
We are taught growing up that honesty is always the best policy. If deep down, this is true, and we should always be honest when in doubt, sometimes sharing our honest opinion isn’t the most helpful thing we can do. Indeed, sometimes being “brutally” honest, as it were, might only make a situation worse. Redditor […] More
Hygiene and cleanliness are personal issues that not everyone will see eye to eye on. With this in mind, it is important to respect people’s personal habits, and they will hopefully respect our own in return. Differing views on hygiene and cleanliness can get complicated, however, when it’s between romantic partners. Particularly between romantic partners […] More
The world has thankfully evolved to the point that people from different cultures and backgrounds can live harmoniously together. That still doesn’t mean cultural divides have become extinct. Far from it, as many people are so ingrained and set in their cultural views and beliefs that they still have trouble accepting the fact that others […] More
It’s rare to go through life without working alongside one colleague or coworker that we don’t miss seeing outside of work hours. Which is fine, in the grand scheme of things, as there are no rules dictating that colleagues need to be friends. That being said, there are times that we will need to encounter […] More
When we give someone a gift, we usually give it to them in hopes that they will cherish it, and keep it forever. Certain gifts, however, are far more precious and personal than others, resulting in us taking a bit more notice and care over how they are treated. Should this relationship ever hit rocky […] More
When someone does something truly meaningful for us, or for our family, our first instinct is usually to show our gratitude with a gift of some kind. Sometimes, we may want this gift to be something that is beyond our own means, but that can be a group effort, with several people contributing towards it. […] More
Buying gifts for other people’s children can be surprisingly challenging. As you not only need to take into consideration what the children might like, but also if the gift meets the approval of the parents. The chances of giving a gift that might get the child extremely excited, but that might just as easily put […] More
