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For parents in the trenches now, who grew up in or moved through pietistic Christian circles where the spiritual was pitted against the material, it can be difficult to orient yourself “spiritually” when you are cleaning up puke or peanut butter. Parenting is so unrelenting, strenuous and messy that you’d think functional Gnosticism would generally be engineered out, but still it pulls...
The Deeper Meaning of Peanut Butter on Everything
Apr 11, 2024
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Dear Department of Education, We need to talk. I know this might be unexpected but I have been having some serious doubts about our relationship recently, and I need to get some stuff off my chest. I'll be honest, I have been talking to some of my friends and they've pointed out to me a few traits of yours that I now see are toxic. Please don't get mad or send me any intimidating letters with an o...
Babe, we're breaking up.
Apr 05, 2024
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Imagine if there was a dearth in farmers. Nobody wanted to farm. It was too hard. People wanted to be accountants. It made more financial sense! Universities promoted accounting and so did governments, Tiger Moms, Boomer Conservatives. There were scholarships, flattering job offers, shows about accountants on Netflix. Soon there were a lot of affluent professionals everywhere, but they ...
On Fruitfulness
Apr 04, 2024
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