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Modern School: A Culture of Fear

My kids love their schools, but it doesn’t take long to figure out that the zero tolerance policies modern schools have been forced into a position where they have a culture of fear for the students, teachers, and administrators. There really aren’t a lot of areas where zero tolerance makes sense and those where it […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

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Their Life, Their Responsibility – Not Mine

I love my boys. I do my best to care and provide for them, but I have my own stuff to deal with. There are some very hard limits to what I can and will do, and I make no apologies for that. When our boys arrive home from school every day, could I drop […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

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Choosing Legal Guardians For Your Kids

Choosing legal guardians is tough. Unlike being a godparent, a legal guardian is a legally recognized (and binding) relationship. Your kids will only ever have a legal guardian if you stop being able to be their parent or aren’t close enough to be there when they are needed, such as for medical care. Types of […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

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Beyond Stranger Danger: Cults and Social Isolation

We start teaching our kids about stranger danger when they are toddler so most know they shouldn’t get in a car with a stranger or take candy from one. If your “little one” is now a black belt with some serious unarmed self-defense skills or a 200-pound linebacker, you may have stopped worrying about stranger […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

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Baltimore Riots and the Mom of the Year

Originally published on The Moderate Mom. If you haven’t seen the video, just search for “Mom of the Year”+”Baltimore Riots”. It’s a mom cussing out her fully-grown (but not adult) son and hitting him when she found him out with the rioters. He goes home with her and not a single rioter tries to interfere […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

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Getting Started Hiking as a Family

The Wise Dad and I both used to be active, but we’ve become more sedentary over the years. We both want to be more active and healthy (and lose weight), and we want our kids to be active and healthy so we’re trying to get more active, including hiking as a family. Going to the […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

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The Problem with Vaccines Today

Originally published on The Moderate Mom. Doctors and Trust My kids have had all their vaccines on the standard schedule, except for Gardisal (not taken), Rotavirus (hunted down so my child could have it), and flu vaccines (they have them, but not every year). I am not going to discuss the autism-vaccine link because it […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

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Being Prepared for The Flu

Four weeks. FOUR WEEKS. *FOUR @#$@# WEEKS.* That’s how long one or more people in this house had the flu this year, and it was four continuous weeks. The flu shot didn’t help. There were relapses. Thankfully, there wasn’t a lot of diarrhea, puking, or other messes to clean up, but the exhaustion was overwhelming […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

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Meeting Online Friends IRL

First, second, and third: Most strangers are harmless, not dangerous. A teeny, tiny portion of strangers are Bad People who will do Bad Things if they get the chance. Sadly, because those Bad Things are So Very Bad, it is important to learn about how to recognize potential Stranger Danger and to be very careful […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

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The Wise Fathers Logo, Explained

Wise Fathers was a site I created with my husband for fathers and father figures. Our main logo illustrated our view of parenting: Like Shel Silverstein’s Giving Tree, parents are here to nurture and protect our children as they grow, and to support them when they are grown. As we looked through parenting magazines and […]