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It’s Yourself You Should Be Worried About
There seems to be this concern, particularly on the right and from older generations, that kids are just…
Quality Time Is The Easy Way Out
No vacation, no special experience, not even a family outing, just happens on its own. There is planning….
Don’t Be So Nice That…
Nobody likes confrontation. Nobody likes having to enforce our boundaries. Nobody likes having to have an awkward conversation…
A Real Way To Be Happy
We talked recently about the fleetingness of happiness. The way that happiness changes and evolves, the way that…
This Makes The Disruptions Worth It
These kids have changed your life. There are so many things you used to do that you no…
Show Them How To Use That Energy
Joan Didion was bored. She was four or five. She was bothering her mother. She was asking for…
This Is The Greatest Thing You Can Do For Your Kids
In The Second Mountain, David Brooks relates a conversation he had with a friend. “I don’t really know…
Like All Things, It’s A Process
Sure, you become a parent when you have a kid. It’s a biological thing. It’s a legal status….
This Makes The Disruptions Worth It
These kids have changed your life. There are so many things you used to do that you no longer can. Traveling with no notice. Staying…
Show Them How To Use That Energy
Joan Didion was bored. She was four or five. She was bothering her mother. She was asking for something to do. Her mother could have…
This Is The Greatest Thing You Can Do For Your Kids
In The Second Mountain, David Brooks relates a conversation he had with a friend. “I don’t really know of many happy marriages,” the friend said….
Like All Things, It’s A Process
Sure, you become a parent when you have a kid. It’s a biological thing. It’s a legal status. It’s codified on a piece of paper….
You Can’t Do This For Them?
Think of all the things you’ve pretended to be interested in on a date. Think of all the hours you’ve spent at the office, what…
Do You Really Care?
“A key point to bear in mind…You’re better off not giving the small things more time than they deserve. -Marcus Aurelius It seems like it’s…
Let This Keep You Going
There are going to be moments where we’re not sure we can keep going. We hit a plateau in our career. We hit a wall…
Do Not Concede The Narrative
None of us come from families that were perfect. None of us got everything we needed. Our parents were not perfect. Indeed, they may have…
There Is No Time For This Anymore
Parenting doesn’t have to change a person. As we said recently, plenty of people remain the same selfish, immature, irresponsible people they were before they…
This Is What Happiness Is
Too many of us have the wrong idea about what happiness is. We confuse it with pleasure or fun. We confuse it with some sort…