Category Archives: Matthew

Immersion

Posted on March 5, 2015 by

新年快乐 – Happy New Year! We spent the afternoon on Saturday celebrating the Chinese New Year. It was a great afternoon of a dragon dance, songs, and dancing. This isn’t something that’s part of my heritage or my wife’s heritage, … Continue reading →

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America’s Best Idea – for Kids

Posted on August 1, 2014 by

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Little Things: On the Right Track

Posted on June 25, 2014 by

D waved me down. I stopped the lawnmower and walked over to my 7-year-old to see what was going on. To my surprise, he and his 5-year-old brother were in their pajamas. J was out for the evening, and I … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Lessons of Consent

Posted on May 27, 2014 by

A few weeks ago, one of the other Grounded Parents writers posted an interesting article to the backchannel: 4 Ways Parents Teach Kids that Consent Doesn’t Matter. Paige Lucas-Stannard points out that there are some very basic and common ways … Continue reading →

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Revealing the Big Secret

Posted on March 25, 2014 by

The boys hadn’t really been asking about sex, but sometimes it would come up indirectly. For example, “sexy” is a banned word at D’s school, and during his kindergarten year, he asked me what it meant. “Ummm… It means you’re … Continue reading →

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You Are Very Compatible in Almost All Areas…

Posted on March 14, 2014 by

The Pastor came back with the results of our test. We were in his office for pre-marital counseling, and he had just given us some sort of couple’s compatibility test to see how we matched up. When he came back … Continue reading →

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Fighting the Nature Deficit

Posted on January 31, 2014 by

Over the Winter Break, we visited my parents in a valley in Western Montana. From their living room, I had a view of farmland turning into forest turning into a mountain range with snow-capped peaks. We saw bald eagles from … Continue reading →

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Grounded Parents Crosspost: Is Mr. Oogie Boogie Really that Scary?

Posted on January 1, 2014 by

I just posted another article to Grounded Parents, the secular parenting blog to which I contribute. This article talks about my impatient desire to share stories, books, and movies with my kids, even though they aren’t ready yet. I’m crossposting … Continue reading →

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NASA, Nassau, and Baseball

Posted on March 24, 2012 by

We got back a few days ago from a Spring Break trip to Florida. We had a really good time with the boys and Oma (Jenny’s mom) as we took a short cruise to the Bahamas, caught a Cardinals Spring … Continue reading →

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I don’t even know him anymore

Posted on September 10, 2010 by

After we saw Toy Story 3, Douglas was so excited about it that he decided he was Buzz Lightyear. I wasn’t too surprised; such association seems normal, and I assumed it would pass. It’s now been months, and not only … Continue reading →

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