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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
Mar 22
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Jim Dalrymple II
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I find it impossible to resist the pull of intensive parenting
Plus, thoughts on the Downton Abbey school of fatherhood
Mar 8
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Jim Dalrymple II
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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
Feb 23
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Jim Dalrymple II
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Making friends is hard
And other news you can use
Feb 17
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Jim Dalrymple II
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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
Feb 9
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Jim Dalrymple II
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January 2024
Yes, you should have kids
Internet complainers make parenthood seem awful. It's just the opposite.
Jan 26
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Jim Dalrymple II
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An easy way to remember ancestors
My grandma gets frequent mentions in our house thanks to her namesake rolls
Jan 12
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Jim Dalrymple II
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December 2023
The Prodigal Son is about family abandonment
Transgression is putting one's self above the community
Dec 29, 2023
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Jim Dalrymple II
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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
Dec 15, 2023
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Jim Dalrymple II
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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
Dec 1, 2023
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Jim Dalrymple II
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November 2023
Grandparents have a job to do
Being an elder is more rewarding that just being old
Nov 17, 2023
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Jim Dalrymple II
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One chapter in a long story
I hope my kids see themselves as part of a group of people working together over many generations
Nov 3, 2023
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Jim Dalrymple II
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