In 2005 I was told to buy as expensive of a house as I could qualify for.

I got tons of support and hate for my opinions on this last time. We are definitely not in agreement on this.

I’ll take a different path this time. Childhood is about learning new skills and ways to adapt to what will come at them later in life. Why wouldn’t we take every opportunity we can to push their boundaries?…

Okay, but as someone with no kids, no desire for kids, and not even the capability to have them: if I invite you over for a party and you bring your kids, you’re on your own. Also don’t bring your kids.

Yes, because heaping more shame upon myself always results in greater productivity and not curling into a ball and hiding from the world.

I think the point of this article is that when raised optimistically, the child will have a mindset of problem solving and a resilience, and their optimism will not be crushed because there are tools ingrained in his mind to either solve the problem or, if impossible, be grateful for the status quo.

Amen, mine are 2-4 and that would be amazing. Guilt free time “off”. The great debate in my opinion, especially with littles in the house, is what a father’s day gift’s intent is. Is it what the dad wants to do, or is it what the kids want to do for dad. Not a right or wrong answer, I just see a lot of frustration,…

Amen, mine are 2-4 and that would be amazing. Guilt free time “off”. The great debate in my opinion, especially with…

Time. My wife took our two girls (3-5yo) to her mom’s for the weekend and gave me the house with absolutely no distractions. I got so much done. Random projects around the house that piled up, scheduling some much needed irrigation work, and some minor work on my car. At night I went out with a few friends and I slept…

Time. My wife took our two girls (3-5yo) to her mom’s for the weekend and gave me the house with absolutely no…

It also fails to mention that open plan offices are evil and must be destroyed.

spacethyme*

We all come to the table with our own set of knowledge, skills, and experiences. Just because I’ve learned something does not mean everyone has. There’s a reason it’s called “Common Knowledge” instead of “Common Sense.” No one is born knowing to not touch a hot stove. At some point, they were told or they touched it.

As a parent of children right now, I sorely miss The Good Old Days of Sesame Street (read as: “before it became the all-Elmo-all-the-time show with which to pacify infants”).

Are you sure you don’t remember this as well?

Don’t forget:

One study, published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, even found that 90% of those surveyed admitted to doing it regularly.

Actually, I think it's all that keeps him going.

"Looks like this troll's..."
[takes off sunglasses]
"...on ice."
(YEEAA-)
[slips on ice, cracks head open like a melon on ice, oh the blood, oh my god the blood, so much blood and brains and vein tissue everywhere, Jesus Christ there are children here, oh his eyes - HIS EYES - one is looking right at me, oh dear sweet…