A Promise to My Family
I‘ve never written a post on a plane before. But here I am up in the sky and on my way to new adventure. The acid of the unknown has settled, finally fleeing along with the feeling that there’s something I’m forgetting – that emotional carry-on that seems to accompany every flight. Before I land, [...]
What Grammies Are Supposed to Do
Dear Sean, You know how I love “stuff”, and there is nothing better than sharing my “stuff” with those I love. It’s great to find these treasures but even more fun when I see the excitement in my grandchildren’s eyes when “grammy brings them a treat.” This probably goes back to when I was a [...]
An open letter to my mom
Dear Mom, You know I love you right? I enjoy your weekly Grammy night, along with the mirth and merriment you bring to the dinner table, even though you’re almost always late. But please, please, PLEASE! stop bringing stuff over every time you visit. I know you think it’s sweet, and part of a grammy’s [...]
I’m Grateful For Thanksgiving
When I was a kid, I never cared too much for Thanksgiving. I hate to admit it now, since I think it’s a wonderful thing to sit down on a designated day each year with friends, family and excellent food and take the time to acknowledge those things we are most grateful for. It is [...]
Grammy and Me
My mother and I have a unique relationship. The two of us have batted banter back and forth in a nearly endless volley ever since I was small. These days we usually pick up one week at the exact same snarky moment where we left things the previous “Grammy Night” seven days earlier. It is [...]
Questions and Answers – Vegas Edition
I‘ve been back from Vegas for a week and still feel like I’m barely catching my breath. Last week flew by like a mad swath of cool and unexpected wind, wrapping my world in disarray and excitement. This week I’m heading to a quickie two day conference on the future of communication. A giant THANKS [...]
Happy Birthday, Megan!
Today is my sister Megan’s birthday. It isn’t as big a deal as it was last year when I had to surrender the $20 I’d wagered a decade earlier that she would be obese by her thirtieth birthday. This year merely added a digit and maybe a few lines to her face (note: as first [...]
How to Easily Keep Your Family Connected in 20 Minutes a Day
How to Keep Your Family Connected “I don’t care how poor a man is; if he has family, he’s rich.” ~Dan Wilcox, M*A*S*H What if I told you about an easy to manage method for keeping you and your children so connected, they will be far less likely to unplug, even when settled beneath the [...]
Today I Felt Indebted
“If you don’t think every day is a good day, just try missing one.” ~Cavett Robert Today will one day gild my memory in bold type, sprinkled as it was with moments of gratitude, justifying our family’s direction, rewarded our patience and promised to pull us toward a truly awesome mañana. There was no singular [...]
Nostalgically Forgotten and Sorely Missed
This is a guest post from my mom. I’ve spent the week saying farewell to a significant slice of my childhood. Today she would like to say adios to one of the threads that has woven our family together. Enjoy. In 1980, we were a young couple struggling to raise our children and make payments [...]
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Hi, I'm Sean Platt - author, father, and Creative Director at Rev Media Marketing. Writer Dad is my life as it unfolds. This chapter of my journey began two years back when I took a chance on myself by closing a successful business to pursue my dream of writing for a living. It was the craziest, riskiest and most wonderful thing I've ever done. Well, except for becoming a dad.
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