Volume One · Cambodia
Real systems for raising multiple kids
Written by a dad still figuring it out. Four boys, one kitchen, and every system that survived contact with them.
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A Hundred Percent of Our Income Is Somebody Else’s Decision
Read the chapter →: A Hundred Percent of Our Income Is Somebody Else’s DecisionThat’s not a complaint. It’s a structural description, and it’s the single most important fact about how my family makes decisions. Living on missionary support means exactly that: all of it, with no second…
The Chronicle
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He Was the Easy One. That Was My Mistake.
The boys were building blocks, which in this house is a competitive sport. If you have a people pleasing child in the…
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The Child Who Questions Everything Is Not Challenging You
On Tuesday I wrote about the morning I found our puppy held hostage in a hammock, and about the son who put…
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The School Teaches in English. That’s Why We’re Leaving.
Every conversation I have with my sons’ teachers ends the same way. It starts with me, it gets about two sentences in,…
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The Strong Willed Child Isn’t Defying You (He’s Negotiating)
Tori is our puppy — a tiny poodle, entirely adorable, and completely aware of it. Every morning I let her out of…
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Tomato Soup and Midnight Baguettes: How I Won Over My Pickiest Eater
The egg recipes are the easy part of my kitchen. Kids are forgiving — give them something yellow and warm and they’re…
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The Egg System: 5 Recipes My Kids Never Complain About
My first fried rice was when I was 11 years old. It wasn’t great. I’ve been cooking almost every day since then…