Introduction

My name is Joe George and I’m a transplanted New Yorker, currently living in Northern Virginia.  I have been married for ten years and have four children.  I have worked for the Department of Defense since 1994 and enjoy my position as a government analyst.

When I am not at work, I’m either involved with my local elementary or middle schools, assisting my youngest daughter during dance class, or one of my two oldest daughters as they play softball. Recreationally, I play competitive softball or relax at home on my home computer or playing video games.

As a member of the United States Army, I have been able to travel across this country and around the world, for both business and pleasure, and I would not have given it up for anything.

One of the things I enjoy talking about are my girls and the fear of doing something wrong while raising three pretty ladies. Not necessarily anything illegal, but giving them the wrong type of advise, or showing them an action that I do not want them to do, or doing something that I believe is right at the time and the outcome not being what I would want. The desire of having a fine balance between academics, athletics, and other levels of recreation, without taking too much from the other.

For instance, due to my youngest daughter’s competitive dancing, I have missed events that my two oldest have been involved in. Do I scale back on one, while risking not showing importance to another? Do my actions cause one daughter to resent the other? Does that cause one from not being as close to the others? These were “worries” that my parents did not have (or did not express) when I was growing up. Do I restrict my oldest daughter’s interactions with boys, where as I may loosen those restrictions for her younger sisters, or just the opposite? Do I maintain my aggressive attitude against boys that may like my daughters, even if that causes them to be alienated, or even worse, causes my daughters to alienate me? Do I really know all of the “tricks” that boys could do against my girls to “get what they want” or will my “innocent little ladies” come up with tricks of their own without me?

My blog is expected to discuss these actions and much more. I do not know if I will cover items once a week, once a month, or as they come along, but I’m sure that the conversations will be interesting and engaging.

I hope you participate regularly!