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Jordan jordanw@primal.net 3 months ago
New friends regularly learn we have 6 kids and comment, "I don't know how you do it". I'll let my nostr friends in on a little secret. Kids don't have to be a burden. Our culture keeps people infantilised into their thirties now. This is my young daughter. Every day she walks across our property, fetches our goats, milks them, filters the milk, cleans up, and brings it home, rain or shine. You want to know the craziest part... She loves it and takes pride in it. Everyone in our household has responsibilities from a young age. If you ever read this, I'm proud of you , baby! Daddy always loves you.
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Vitamin E 3 months ago
The key to bringing back large families is moving kids from the “debt” column back into the “asset” column Funny that he mentions infantilizing adults, because our culture keeps pushing the message that people shouldn’t be held accountable to decisions they make until their mid-30’s When people wait this long to get married and have kids, it’s much larger to have a large family View quoted note →
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1776 3 months ago
Doing it right. Man I wish my zaps could reach y’all. I’ll keep trying
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Patrick _@patrickulrich.com 3 months ago
You're doing this right! They're going to grow into such strong, amazing citizens of our future world. Well done sir!
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1776 3 months ago
Haha got one straight to your profile instead. Man we are looking for land right now and have a mind to do the yurt life. It’d be interesting up here. It gets to -40 here in the winter. Would definitely have to have a rocket mass heater and double walls. And it’s hard to keep water in liquid form here in the winter when on the land. Just researching models this past year that my girl is in college, and getting out of town soon after. Trying to stay in town and keep things kind of predictable till she finishes. But your place looks like about the best place a kid could possibly grow up.
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Maria2000 maria2000@happytavern.co 3 months ago
This is the way kids should be raised😊. And you are so right about modern culture making it ok for grown people to act like they're too young to have responsibilities.
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Dan 3 months ago
Its just tough when they're 2-3 years old lol
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Jonathan 3 months ago
Agreed! Having 5 kids is literally the best thing ever.
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Stacking Functions 3 months ago
Having one kid is the hardest IMO, 2 a little easier, and so on. They look after each other, play together and teach each other so much
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Shumue 3 months ago
Very cool, we have 6 as well all close in age. We’ve been teaching our kids life skills from the beginning, and now they can cook a full meal on their own, with our oldest only being 9. The work to fun ratio is starting to flip to more fun then work for us but it is because we started young. Keep it up, building the next generation.
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grey 3 months ago
Instant follow.
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BitcoinHer 3 months ago
I can see how in the fiat world children feel like a burden instead of a complete joy and blessing.
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Sparrow Sparrow@primal.net 3 months ago
The truth! I only have two, but if you give them agency and responsibility, they are a joy to be around, and actually helpful. My kids have FAR more freedom than a lot of their peers, but they know their responsibilities, and I let them make decisions on their own. Most parents are too afraid to give their kids the freedom. It’s not their fault inherently, when all we do is project danger and fear as a society. View quoted note →
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PAKES 3 months ago
Plus, a single kid is more work because it has only the parents to interact with. If there is a group of children, they interact with each other
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Jordan jordanw@primal.net 3 months ago
Fiat economics turn everything on their head. It really sucks that so many young people are disgusted by children.
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Jordan jordanw@primal.net 3 months ago
It does take a lot of upfront work but it has been such a joy! I'm trying to soak it up but I can't wait until they are all young adults. I daydream about the things they will be capable of.
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Jordan jordanw@primal.net 3 months ago
Yeah! This is true. When they are really young it is tough at time. But with teen children help to alleviate this. Just have to keep pumping them out. 😆
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Jonathan 3 months ago
Haha yessir! I know everyone says it but soak it all in cause it goes so fast.
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Nostr Recap recap@nostr.eco 3 months ago
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Holdilocks Holdilocks@primal.net 2 months ago
This is precious! She looks so proud. Also looks like the goats are happy to have someone more their size working on them likely with a gentle touch too!
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Jordan jordanw@primal.net 2 months ago
Thanks, friend. Yeah the cold would be tough in a yurt for a real long period of time for sure. It is possible though. I know some people who survive Canadian winters in them and they were popularized in the Mongolian steps where it is wicked cold. You have to keep the fireplace going 24/7 and you hit the nail on the head with water management. The actual toughest part of winter in my opinion. We are in TN so winters are pretty mild. We usually only have two or three weeks of truly cold temps when we get arctic blasts every year. We will have to have all of our water systems inside during those snaps.
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Jordan jordanw@primal.net 2 months ago
She has a special bond with them now. They barely listen to anyone but I think they see her as part of their herd. 😁
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1776 2 months ago
It was cool I just did a land clearing job for one of the local indigenous bands who were setting up a youth camp and they ordered 4 yurts. They showed up in crates, and the band already had octagonal platforms on screw piles ready. And concrete board down for the wood stoves. I’d love to get one when we get our land.
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