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It Keeps Things Really Simple Dec 11, 2025

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It's tough to be a person in this busy, noisy world. You have work. You have obligations as a citizen, as a spouse, as a friend, as a son or daughter. You’ve got goals you’re trying to hit. And of course, having kids puts extra pressure and tension on all this.

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Your Kids Deserve This Version of You Dec 10, 2025

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One of the hardest parts of being a parent is, if you want to be a good one, you have no choice but to become the kind of person you hope your kids will one day be.

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This is How We Keep Them Close Dec 09, 2025

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We want our kids close. We want to see them. We want to spend time with them. And yet, what do we do?

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Would They Want to Be Your Kid? Dec 08, 2025

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We are critical. We punish. We assert rules. We raise our voice. Why?

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You Think You Want the Chaos to End… Until It Ends | Ryan and Sam Holiday Dec 06, 2025

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Every parent thinks they have more time than they actually do. In today’s episode, Ryan and Sam talk about how fast childhood slips by, how messy seasons you think you want to rush through end way sooner than you expect, and what it feels like to suddenly realize you’re already halfway through your kids living under your roof.

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They Are Why You Do This Dec 05, 2025

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Why do you work so hard, why do you fight for the causes you fight for, why do you put up with all the crap you have to put up with in this life?

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But What If You Saw It Differently? Dec 04, 2025

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Well, of course those parents can be at every field trip and attend every performance. Of course they can do pickup and dropoff. One of them is a full-time parent. Or they both work from home. Or make their own schedule. That’s what you tell yourself.

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No One Cares About Your Kids Dec 03, 2025

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As much as our kids are the center of our universe, they aren’t the center of everyone else’s.

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These Things Are Meant to Help You Dec 02, 2025

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Let go of trying to have everything clean and perfect. Let all the things do their job and be functional for your family.

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This Is What You Can Save On Dec 01, 2025

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What if instead of just talking about this stuff to our kids, we showed them what doing good looked like?

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