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Summer without kids is like bread without yeast
We've forgotten the point of everything
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Divorce can break a village
This has been the year of divorce, but few are grappling with collateral consequeces
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Kids belong in public
Sequestering kids away from the adult world is a sad indictment on how we conceive of childhood
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Kids belong in public
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This is what living in a family compound is really like
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Parenting culture hits rock bottom on TikTok
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Hate your family? Try watching Pixar's 'Coco'
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Divorce can break a village
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Yes, you should have kids
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The 'Encanto' school of family-first architecture
The Casita in the beloved Disney movie shows how buildings can foster community
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Parenting culture hits rock bottom on TikTok
Parents' job is to teach their kids risk management
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How to value and re-elevate caregiving
We've gradually forgotten that caring for others can be a transcendent experience
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What I've learned from remodeling
I learned how to do construction, and how to see the world, from family
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Sharing money is the first step to building a village
It's hard to have a village with an individualistic attitude about finance
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Don't bequeath pessimism to your kids
Nihilistic parents risk giving their kids a self-defeating worldview
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Villages are for everyone
Parenting gurus want you to pay for the things that used to be normal parts of life
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I find it impossible to resist the pull of intensive parenting
Plus, thoughts on the Downton Abbey school of fatherhood
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Maybe happiness isn't the point of life
Happiness was a collateral benefit of other pursuits for much of our history
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