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You Must Raise and Educate Them the Same
Are there differences between boys and girls? Of course. Anyone that tells you differently either isn’t a parent…
This Is All an Invention
This didn’t used to exist, you know. Kids had it way harder before. Not just a hundred-plus years…
There Are More Important Things to Worry About
In Plato’s Phaedrus, Socrates tells the story of the god Theuth approaching the King of Egypt, hardly able…
What Kind of Voice Are You Giving Them?
You hear it all the time. The voice in your head; you’ve heard it all your life. The…
They Don’t Care
Of course, your kids love you. They look up to you. They imitate you. They want to be…
This Is Why We Read
You’ve read plenty of bad books as a parent. The ham-handed kids books. The nonsensical ones. The vanity…
They Got Your Number
You used to think you had it so together. And maybe you still do. At work, you’re important…
It’s Not Fair to Expect This
If you’ve ever watched Netflix’s The Crown, you’ve seen this lesson play out: Queen Elizabeth is strong. She’s…
Be Spartan With Your Wealth
The emperor Hadrian never had a son so he devised a very specific succession plan. He adopted a fifty-one-year-old man named Antoninus Pius on the…
It’s an Honor to Do This
They say that the reason people have long shaken hands with their right hands was to signal that we came in peace and we’re not…
Show Them Their Hometown
Maybe you don’t love where you live. Maybe if you had more money or a different job, you’d live elsewhere. Maybe it is too liberal…
This Should Be What You Teach Them
If you haven’t watched the TV series Friday Night Lights since you’ve become a father, you should watch it again. There’s a reason that Coach…
It’s Wrong to Ignore What You Know Is Wrong
There is so much on your plate. So much you have to worry about as a parent: keeping your kids safe; getting them to school…
Here’s How to Tie Your Family Together
You want them to listen. You want them to respect your rules. You want them to do what they’re supposed to do, the things that…
Be A Towering Example
Choose a Cato, Seneca told Lucilius, “choose a master whose life, conversation, and soul-expressing face” you can hold up as an example to regulate your…
You Are On The Front Lines of This Fight
One of the most insidious and toxic forces in the world is the belief that some races are naturally better than others, or that one…
Help Them Carry the Fire
There are brief moments where you get a glimpse inside your kid’s soul. When they meet their baby brother or sister for the first time…
Can You Accept You’re Not In Control Anymore?
The first thing becoming a parent teaches you, as we’ve talked about before, is that idea of “unavoidable reality.” Each new father, David Brooks once…