Raising Children
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You want to form a family dynasty
You want to form a family dynasty. Dynasty families > nuclear families. A dynasty family has multiple generations of nuclear families living close together, s...
How early should I bring up intentions with a girl when dating?
How early should I bring up intentions with a girl when dating? Without giving them “the ick” of commitment? This was a great question I got in the DMs today. ...
"What's welfare?" - My son, 11. "It's when they pay you not to work, and if you
"What's welfare?" - My son, 11. "It's when they pay you not to work, and if you do work, they stop paying you and make you pay someone else to not work instead...
GDP Go Up? For several generations we have been measuring the health of nations
GDP Go Up? For several generations we have been measuring the health of nations by the financial progress of their economies. Since 1934 we have been using the...
For 450 years my family keep detailed written records of how they married and...
For 450 years my family keep detailed written records of how they married and raised children. No amount of parenting knowlege gained in a single lifetime can ...
In the middle of the night I sense something flitting around my room
In the middle of the night I sense something flitting around my room. I open my eyes and see my son Alex (5) dart by. He sees I'm awake and whispers "kiss, kis...
When my children make a mistake, I don't immediately correct them
When my children make a mistake, I don't immediately correct them. Instead I ask them four questions: 1) "What happened?" (Let them explain) 2) "Is that what y...
Lo, there do I see my father
Lo, there do I see my father. Lo, there do I see my mother, and my sisters, and my brothers. Lo, there do I see the line of my people, Back to the beginning! L...
A Comprehensive Guide with Solutions ## Introduction: In recent decades...
In recent decades, we've witnessed a significant increase in diagnosed mental illnesses alongside an increase in the prescription of psychiatric medications. T...
"I don't believe in hypnosis
"I don't believe in hypnosis." "That's ok, it will still work on you and for you." A few years ago @JoshuaLisec, the world's greatest ghost writer and a train...
Girls are silly. They do and say silly things. It can be endearing, unless you h
Girls are silly. They do and say silly things. It can be endearing, unless you have something you need from them. Women (the mature form of girls) sometimes ac...
Children are wonderful
Children are wonderful. Raising them, watching them grow up and prosper gives a parent so many reasons to live. Parenting gets easier and more rewarding with ag...
There is no reason to raise fat children!
There is no reason to raise fat children! You can feed a kid as much food as they want if you make sure it's all healthy for them. They should be working up a...
Today at the park with my kids we saw a duck do fat it could hardly walk
Today at the park with my kids we saw a duck do fat it could hardly walk. It was hanging around the cafe and "taxing" the people having a pastry. He was the bo...
When I was a child, I had a couple of abandoned squirrels
When I was a child, I had a couple of abandoned squirrels. They fell out of a willow tree in my grandparents backyard. They caught them in a blanket and gave th...
The best parents are often the ones most filled with doubts, questions, self...
The best parents are often the ones most filled with doubts, questions, self consciousness and concern over how well they are parenting their children. Meanwhi...
I hear my 5 year old son counting "1
I hear my 5 year old son counting "1..2..3..4..5.." and so on. I look over and he's counting himself doing 20 pushups to the rhythm of a kids song playing in th...
My wife and children are both people and my property
My wife and children are both people and my property. Do you find that statement shocking? Most people have a poor definition of property and ownership based s...
My son and I are watching Attack on Titan
My son and I are watching Attack on Titan. Great story but why do they insist on killing the titans in the most inefficient and risky way possible? It would b...
What we have allowed, we allow no longer
What we have allowed, we allow no longer. For far too long, we have allowed organized crime syndicates to hide behind governments, political parties, ideologie...