Another talk with dad. PARENTINGJoseph LongMarch 14, 2023dads, advice, parents, parents and children, 2023, childrening, manifesto Comment
11 things to do outside with your kids outside during the winter. CHILDHOOD, PARENTINGJoseph LongJanuary 12, 20232023, hiking & the outdoors, lists, childrening, advice, parents and children, x11Comment
Why Ferdinand is one of the most important books every parent can read. BOOKSJoseph LongOctober 27, 2022books, recommendations, parents and children, 2022, childrening, politicsComment
‘Connect two obvious things that aren’t connected.’ CHILDHOODJoseph LongMarch 14, 2022Skatepark School, 2022, school 2021-22, libraries, Battle Ground, childrening, strangers, Boys, food, 05 years old, readingComment
Big bloody hug (1 part 2-year old, 2 parts 4-year old). PARENTINGJoseph LongAugust 20, 20212021, sickness and health, 02 years old, 04 years old, parents, childrening, parents and children, a snippet of life, dads, selfie, photographComment
Slow bike race (busy versus full). PARENTING, RELATIONSHIPSJoseph LongApril 26, 20212021, A Monday, childrening, parents and children, Relationships, society, advice, conversations, 04 years old, EVEL, sleeping Comment
The goats of Shirley Jackson and Emily Dickinson. Joseph LongJanuary 11, 2021poem, 49, 40-49, What's in a Name?, childrening, selfie, 2021 Comments
When we decide when we talk about what to decide. PARENTINGJoseph LongDecember 13, 2020parents, childrening, parents and children, 2020, adviceComment
The subtle distinction between Fussing and Whining. CHILDHOOD, PARENTINGJoseph LongOctober 9, 202001-02 years old, 03 years old, 10 years old, 13 years old, MDL, JXIL, EVEL, EZ, childrening, parents and children, language and words, 2020, politicsComment
The gamut of emotions over a late August week. POLITICS, CHILDHOODJoseph LongAugust 26, 20202020, a snippet of life, politics, childrening, photos Comment
A very, very, very fine house with a bunch of stuff in the yard and pantsless people doing dishes. PARENTING, SUMMARYJoseph LongAugust 17, 20202020, A Monday, photograph, childrening Comment
11 parenting tips : assorted tricks and thoughts to have on hand. PARENTINGJoseph LongAugust 7, 2020parents and children, advice, childrening Comment
You are beautiful (it's true). CHILDHOODJoseph LongFebruary 4, 20202020, childrening, early childhood development, 03 years oldComment
Blitzkrieg in a wet forest on a dark day. CHILDHOODJoseph LongSeptember 7, 2019childrening, language and words, MDL, JXIL, 2019, hiking & the outdoors, photosComment
The patience of a Spartan, or, the obsessions we carry. CHILDHOOD, BOOKS, OUTDOORS, PHOTOGRAPH, PARENTINGJoseph LongJuly 8, 2019photograph, forest, reading, books, brothers, JXIL, EVEL, parents, history, childrening, early childhood development, Countess Becca, 02 years old, 09 years old Comments
The week is dead, but I’m not (a non-chronological and inconclusive summary). Joseph LongJune 15, 2019music, overheard, childrening, early childhood development, a Week Comment
Three things we expect of our big little students. EDUCATION, PARENTINGJoseph LongDecember 5, 2018school 2018-19, school, homeschool, childrening, advice, education and learning, 2018Comment
It’s the future now, silly. STORIES, PARENTINGJosephLongOctober 17, 2018books, childrening, EVEL, 01-02 years oldComment
Anniversary date. PHOTOGRAPHJoseph LongSeptember 15, 2018siblings, childrening, anniversary, Countess Becca, 2018, sleeping, EVEL, JXIL, MDL, photographComment
The character trait of adventure. JosephLongSeptember 5, 2018Mt. Norway, Very Little Adventures, childrening, grade 3, grade 6, homeschool, photograph, school 2018-19, siblings, hiking & the outdoorsComment