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Piano lessons, rituals, and passing the torch
I gave up piano — and left my community hanging
Jan 2
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Church, clubs, and changing the status game
Another day, another viral article about elite overproduction
Dec 19, 2025
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The dream of the 90s is alive at my house
Also, the message of The Grinch
Dec 5, 2025
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We learned the wrong lesson from 'Friends'
Jan 24, 2025
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The problem with comfortable homes
Feb 21, 2025
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Once again, I wish I'd had kids sooner
Aug 22, 2025
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Kids belong in public
Jul 1, 2024
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What Ballerina Farm can teach us about money, family, and village building
Aug 9, 2024
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How to be a swinger and destroy your family
Sep 20, 2024
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The problem isn't 'feminization,' it's status
Too many elites and crumbling institutions make status scarce and competition fierce
Nov 14, 2025
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Who should travel for the holidays?
The holidays are the perfect time to study village leadership
Oct 31, 2025
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Should you change your last name?
What is the village-first choice?
Oct 17, 2025
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Who cares what you believe?
A community is built on action
Oct 3, 2025
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I am not a fan of DNA ancestry tests
Give me stories not genetics
Sep 19, 2025
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Want a village? Learn to pivot
Copy the people whose lives have produced a supportive community
Sep 5, 2025
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Once again, I wish I'd had kids sooner
Waiting to have kids makes sense if you assume no one has a village
Aug 22, 2025
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The clarifying experience of becoming a parent
Wisdom from Bob Odenkirk
Aug 8, 2025
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In praise of cheap weddings
They are the pro-village choice
Jul 25, 2025
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