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How to Raise Children Who Aren’t Entitled
Or at least:
“Things we are trying in order to not raise entitled children.”My children
are doing a lot of things lately that I don’t like. They sigh if I ask them to
do something (or try to flat out refuse).Meanwhile, I’m
reading Little House on the Prairie and marveling at how much work the children
do to contribute to the home.First I got… Read More
the idea to create a more specific chore chart so that it was very clear to Henry
and Tate what their responsibilities were and how they would grow over time
(since part of the problem was that Henry was frequently complaining that Tate -
Using Bamboo for Privacy
There’s a new house going up next door (let me know if you want to be neighbors!), which means we now have second-story windows, a garage, and a front door staring straight into our shower and our master bedroom.I googled some information about bamboo and came across a place on my side of town (East Austin) called Bamboo Your Privacy. They only sell clumping bamboo, which is non-invasive.The boys and I booked an appointment and visited their land to decide what we wanted. The taller and more established bamboo is, the more expensive it is. We decided on “medium” bamboo that will grow 20-30′ for the… Read More -
Planning a Creek Clean-Up
One of the things we decided to do during our summer vacation was plan a creek clean-up. We live on a creek, so the idea is that people will meet at our house (with water bottles, water shoes, sunscreen, bug spray, etc.), and we’ll provide trash bags. After we pick up trash for an hour or two, we will cool off in the pool! And then eat some pizza.I’m looking forward to it!
