Things I found worth reading go here. Didn't say I agreed. Said it was worth a look. But it's not so hard to dig up my opinion if you're in need of one.
Dec 21, 2024 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
Story time: I was in a war over screen time with other adults in my kids' lives. One summer I gathered up all the devices and delivered them to a friend, whom I refused to name, to store for the season.
I put together a thing similar to a summer reading program, but you could earn points for Legos, or blocks, or woodworking, or sewing, or art projects . . . all kinds of creative activities. (Plus reading, etc.)
"proposed § 106.31(a)(2) would make clear that preventing any person from participating in an education program or activity consistent with their gender identity would . . . be prohibited"
This is the paragraph where they say, and I paraphrase: "Oh, women's safety? No, no, dear, you're perfectly safe, let the man into your locker room, sweetie, if you want your school's federal funding."
Jul 16, 2022 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
Hot take: The reason we keep extending and extending marriage prep is because we have completely failed to integrate vocational prep from the get-go, infused into parish life and our kids' and teens' religious ed.
This is negligence. You can't treat teen dating as just this random recreational activity. It's teens doing what they are designed to do, begin discerning who (or Who) they will spend their life with. Either you accompany them or you betray them, period.
