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9 Things I’ve Come to Believe After Teaching 19 Years

9 Things I’ve Come to Believe After Teaching 19 Years

I’ve been teaching high school for close to two decades now. When I first started teaching, Bill Clinton was at the end of his presidency, dial-up internet was still a thing, and there was no such thing as a smartphone. …

Joshua April 11, 2019 April 11, 2019 Family and Relationships / Finances and Work
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Sarcasm Can Be Useful. It’s Also Dangerous.

Sarcasm Can Be Useful. It’s Also Dangerous.

At our core, most people want to be seen as good with words. Some people want to be valued for their kindness and compassion. Some people want to be appreciated for their knowledge and expertise. Other people want to be …

Joshua February 14, 2019 January 22, 2019 Family and Relationships
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Talking Past One Another: When the Same Word Means Two Different Things

Talking Past One Another: When the Same Word Means Two Different Things

Have you ever been in a conversation — maybe an argument, maybe just a talk — and felt like the other person was hearing something different than what you were saying? Worse still, did they accuse of you of not …

Joshua February 7, 2019 January 17, 2019 Family and Relationships
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How Parents Can Deal With Difficult Teachers (From a Teacher)

How Parents Can Deal With Difficult Teachers (From a Teacher)

I think that most parent-teacher interactions are positive. Teachers generally care about students, parents generally care about students, and when there is a misunderstanding or concern, it can usually be sorted out with a little communication. But just like the …

Joshua January 31, 2019 December 26, 2018 Family and Relationships
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What the Expanse Novels Taught Me About Planning

What the Expanse Novels Taught Me About Planning

“I keep warning you. Doors and corners, kid. That’s where they get you.” — Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, Book 3), by James S. A. Corey   Most people don’t go looking into novels for life advice … and, generally speaking, …

Joshua January 24, 2019 January 23, 2019 Entertainment and Technology / Family and Relationships
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3 Major Things in My Marriage I Keep Private

3 Major Things in My Marriage I Keep Private

Marriage is one of the more unique and, in some ways, mysterious things humans do. For those who are religious, it is a covenant before God, a commitment until, as the officiant says, death do us part. But for the …

Joshua January 17, 2019 January 17, 2019 Family and Relationships
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How to Avoid Overcommitment as an Introvert

How to Avoid Overcommitment as an Introvert

The following is a list that most people would say are good things. Putting your children in organized sports. Volunteering to coach organized sports. Attending PTA meetings. Volunteering to be the president of the PTA. Serving on a church committee. …

Joshua January 3, 2019 December 26, 2018 Family and Relationships / Finances and Work
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When a Retailer Tries to Upsell Your Kid

When a Retailer Tries to Upsell Your Kid

On a cold Saturday morning, my first grade daughter set out to spend some money. She’d come into a decent haul from grandparents during her recent birthday, and she’d decided she wanted to put it to use at Build-A-Bear Workshop, …

Joshua December 20, 2018 December 17, 2018 Family and Relationships / Finances and Work
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Why People Unfriend On Facebook (And Why I Rarely Do)

Why People Unfriend On Facebook (And Why I Rarely Do)

“Jane* had her baby.” It was my wife, speaking to me from her chair nearby. I looked over and said, “That’s cool. I didn’t see that.” I opened up Facebook, navigated over to Jane’s profile page … and saw why …

Joshua December 6, 2018 December 2, 2020 Family and Relationships
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6 Free or Cheap Date Ideas

6 Free or Cheap Date Ideas

My husband and I are accustomed to living frugally. We are primarily a one-income home living on his teacher’s salary, and I provide supplemental income through freelance writing and editing. My flexible work schedule makes it easier to raise our …

Rachael November 12, 2018 November 11, 2018 Family and Relationships
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