Posts by Calvert F Cazier, PhD, MPH
Parental Advice: A Blessing or Not!
Lately my grandson has been interested in learning more about me and he’s been asking some interesting questions. One of his recent questions was “What advice did I get from my parents about life” and then he asked if I followed it. I don’t remember any advice they gave me that I didn’t follow. Now,…
Read MoreFamily Differences
Over my lifetime I have always believed that I was an obedient and pliable son therefore I was a clone of my father (other than I was six inches taller and forty pounds heavier). I always viewed my mother as a saint after raising one nearly perfect son and three difficult and challenging daughters, so…
Read MoreFalse Beliefs
Some time ago my grandson Calvert asked me what I believed as a child and was surprised to learn was not true. I offer the following thoughts.I’m not sure but I think I was the most gullible child in the entire world. I mean I was 15 years old when I found out that Tony…
Read MoreHerding Cats
In December 2011, my son Paul, my grandson Calvert, and I drove from Stuttgart, Germany to Frankfurt to catch a plane to Morocco. We were flying on Ryan Air and when we arrived at the gate, I got a lesson in airport etiquette (at least on this airline). For example, a line had started to…
Read MoreUnpacking My Parents Trunk
Last week I was lying on the bed in our guest bedroom. I was just daydreaming when I turned towards the bookcase and saw a book with a fascinating title and so I had to take it down and open it and read it. The title was, “I Unpacked My Grandmother’s Trunk” by Susan Ramsay Hoguer. Inside…
Read MoreMothers, Mothers, Mothers
There are three mothers in my life whom I love and appreciate as mothers, each of whom have special reasons for my love and respect. The first is Lois Call Cazier, the second is Carol Sorensen Cazier, and the third is Anne Evans-Cazier.These three women have impacted my life on so many levels and to…
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