I wish to thank my parents for making it all possible...and I wish to thank my children for making it necessary.

I wish to thank my parents for making it all possible... and I wish to thank my children for making it necessary.

Santa Claus has the right idea: visit people once a year

Many young parents think linearly. Get a job, move up, buy a house, start a family, educate the children — and then think about retirement. But once they've taken care of the kids, there's not enough time to benefit from the compounding of earnings over 30 or more years.

She wants you to be a god," I told him.
"I know." His face twisted with embarrassment, and in spite of itself my heart lightened. It was such a boyish response. And so human. Parents, everywhere.

If The Family Circus has any social value, it shows parents that their children are normal. And if there is a philosophy behind the feature, it's this: A home filled with love and laughter is the happiest place in the world.