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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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March 2024

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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February 2024

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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Making friends is hard
And other news you can use
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Actually, adults living with their parents is a great thing
Millennials reaped significant financial benefits by leaning on their parents longer than previous generations
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January 2024

Yes, you should have kids
Internet complainers make parenthood seem awful. It's just the opposite.
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An easy way to remember ancestors
My grandma gets frequent mentions in our house thanks to her namesake rolls
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December 2023

The Prodigal Son is about family abandonment
Transgression is putting one's self above the community
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Helicopter parenting and crumbling family-villages
It's easy to hover over your kid when no one you trust is telling you to stop
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No, you cannot have it all
Failing to recognize that life involves tradeoffs doesn't mean those tradeoffs don't exist
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