When sexual predators are a bonus
I discovered after moving in that in fact she had left her husband and 3 children to live with and continue a sexual relationship with her foster son. I discovered this from the boy, not the woman.
Boys
The delusion of glory
No child is without a glorious hero whose name will go down in legend, and almost every child dreams of being the person who would fight for such things no matter what the cost
The Kind Of People We Are Dealing With
Both male and female genital cutting can have profound psychological consequences. Circumcised women often experience trauma, stress and anxiety, and can have relationship problems.
Connecting the Dots
Everything you know comes from your brain. It’s like a library, but before you can know something your brain has to get the information, it has to put books on its shelves. Your brain collects information your whole life and stores it in your library, in your brain. Just like a library you can’t read all the books at the same time, so when you wonder about something or become curious your brain will check to see if it has information that it can give you.
You’re Out!
That’s the magic for kids in sports. First you try and eventually succeed, but once you succeed you’re immediately confronted with what comes next. For those who don’t recognize the process it’s called life. Long before ever mentioning the politics of a team effort, at some point kids need to learn to make an effort and why. It’s the reward of being challenged and challenging yourself till you do succeed.
Lessons for Parents and their Sons
The program wouldn’t use the illustrations of girls hitting boys with the justification, “Men are physically stronger than women.” Uh, not when they’re 5-years old and, by the way, physical size doesn’t matter as it pertains to domestic violence.
In The Shadows
In the grimace of today’s single parent homes and more often single mother homes is it any wonder that children are floundering socially? They look like children, they act like children, but all too often they talk like a parent.
“The Road,” and Individual and Collective Mindsets
I deferred to chivalry a few months ago. I was wrong. I am correcting it here. No biggie.
Sexless Neutrality and Futility
To raise children sexlessly is to separate them from their sex needlessly and pointlessly.
Chivalry Gone Awry
An interesting conversation has been taking place on Dalrock’s blog recently on the topic of chivalry, which sex provides more selfless help, and what words should be used to highlight the difference in help between men and women. Chivalry has been the word proposed and the word used but for a variety of reasons I …
