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  • Writer's pictureJ.R.
    • 2 days ago
    • 1 min read

Ep. 166: Marital Conflict: Building Kids' Mental Fortitude

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Episode Summary

The judo tournament last weekend sparked some conflict between Molly and I! I we want you to join the discussion. Prior to that we talk a little bit about the changing of the times, forgetting to turn of parental controls and having a bit of trailer park in the blood. We hope you enjoy the show as much we did!


Episode Notes

Intro

4:13: Property, neighbors, covenants.

7:35: Molly has a soft spot for dead tires.

8:39: A trailer park, a dirty magazine and the level of “parents don’t know.”

10:02: Repeat sexual predation on Snapchat, and swapping texts with friends.

13:55 For the love of what is good and holy, don’t let your kids download stuff on their own - a funny story about our kids and devices.

19:28: Marital conflict: What to do about building mental fortitude in our kids- JR’s case.

26:58: Molly’s perspective.

32:11: What is the ultimate goal for our kids and physical strength in women.

38:09: How Molly fell in love with classical studies.

42:14: Stacking the deck in your favor and your kids’ favor.

43:42: Our son is recognizing the evilness of Hitler.

49:34: How horrible just barely escape death and The Parables of Jesus and the Devil’s work in the church.

51:02: Show Close


  • Writer's pictureJ.R.
    • Apr 19
    • 2 min read

Ep. 165: The Power of Real World Accomplishments

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Episode Summary

We have a full one today! We spend most of our time discussing the power of real-world accomplishments in our lives and reasons boys and men are failing today but before we get there, Molly and I share where inflation has been starting to squeeze us, some dietary changes and a few other little economic odds and ends. All of course relevant as we raise kids in a world where people are weird and hard. Join us!


Episode Notes

Intro: Coffee substitutes, cortisol levels and protein intake.

7:38: One way to tell if you’re healthy via your fingernails.

10:10: Molly’s milk frother died!

10:36: If you’d invested in Apple with iPhone money you’d have how much?”

11:56: Creo brew coffee substitutes, price per serving and the cost of Starbucks.

16:45: Moody’s analytics and the last year’s inflation numbers and saving money at the grocery store. Organic Shell Pasta.

21:43: Finances, young couples owning a home and reasons to get married.

26:15: One of the reasons people aren’t having kids.

28:03: Do your kids a favor and have them watch The Tuttle Twins

28:55: Zimbabwe’s attempted currency relaunch.

32:48: Attending a heavily edited play about The Boy Who Cried Wolf.

37:12: A lazy kid and why dad’s are important.

40:44: Data on men and boys are failing. Mike Rowe and Nicolas Eberstat. A failure of unemployment statistics.

46:03: Manual labor, masonry and bricks.

47:54: Leonard Sacks’ 5 reasons boys are failing

54:10: Isn’t this a pendulum swing from the women’s rights movement?

56:32: Just get the boys out of the house, video games and hijacking the brain rewards center.

1:00:29: Titus and his hatchet. Outdoor Boys.

1:07:32: Doing something hard and building neural pathways.

1:12:27: A contrast in the brain between playing a video game and real world accomplishments.

1:15:02: Show Close

  • Writer's pictureJ.R.
    • Apr 12
    • 1 min read

Ep. 164: Calvin & Hobbes, Doomsday Cults, & Great TV

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Episode Summary

Oddly, we kick off our return from vacation and surgery in rather mellow fashion with some discussion around recent TV and documentaries we've been watching. We also update you on the our crazy parenting and marriage world. Grab a cup of tea of coffee and hang out with us for an hour!


Episode Notes

Intro: Trying to get back into the swing of things.

3:30: JR’s shoulder recovery- tremendously better

8:27: Molly got sick, her parents had surgery, and

9:38: Some recent TV Shows and our kids’ American history books

14:48: JR’s other things happening, TV shows he’s watching

19:04: Molly started Dear Mr. Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes and some interesting facts about that.

25:41: Molly gets sucked into a doomsday cult - Gloriavale

34:24: What does it mean to say, “I believe it’s the Lord’s will to X.”

40:03: How do you see through lies? Courage to opt out of a system based on fear and control

42:00: How young men are lost in America and an example of gross reporting.

45:53: Legitimate conviction through Scripture.

52:21: Show Close


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