Although I’m not the most social person, there is one conversation that I am fond of: talking at the dinner table with family. As you’ve seen in previous posts, I value family quite a bit. I think it’s important to spend what little time you might have with them. There are only so many hours …
Monthly Archives: May 2020
Patience and Slow Internet
There’s a running joke in my family concerning the poor quality of our Internet connection. It’s about on par with the Internet speeds in third world countries. This isn’t a hyperbole; my brother has measured it. Through gentle ribbing, we often give my mother a hard time about it. My brother and I used to …
Off to College…
Last week, I talked about how my parents helped me in primary school. This essay is a follow-up to that one. If the first essay is about having helpful parents in one’s life, the second is about what happens when it’s time for a child to strike out on their own. Sometimes, they don’t do …
Homeschooling Your Public-School Kids
Even though I went to public school my entire life, there are times where it didn’t seem like it. Throughout most of my life, my parents were very much involved in my education, to the point where it seemed like I was half home-schooled. One of the fondest memories I have of my formative years …