I suppose you can consider this a disclaimer of sorts or a clarification or a window into how my family and I are wired. Whatever you want to call it is up to you.

Let me first cover the topics that I do not write about. Any topic or topic category I write about is something I have researched. I will not research something I have no interest in. For example, you will never find me commenting on cosmetics, fashion or cars. I rarely wear cosmetics, need my daughter’s advice on if something looks good together, and I couldn’t tell you the first thing about what makes a car good or not outside of extremely obvious basics. My bana calls cosmetics goo and his fashion sense or color coordination extends to how many colors he is wearing that day. Sometimes I have to not allow him out of the house because of how bad it clashes.

What I do write about comes from a developed mindset our family has. Unless something can be proven to be true, we will not promote it or submit an opinion about it unless it is to point out that some statements or articles are incorrect. This comes from being influenced to a degree by my hubby (who has a skill for being neutral on topics). He is an extreme stickler when it comes to following proven information and data. DH and I don’t care what someone’s opinion is on a topic no matter their title. We only care about the validated information. Has the information been proven to be true? If not, it is discarded as more talk and not facts.

The trick comes in digging down in the Internet to actually find truthful data in the form of measurements. History that is confirmed with multiple valid sources and not what someone thinks is true. On topics where measurements and history do not fully work, then we refer to those who have a proven track record of being right and demonstrated good results. In the area of parenting, we network out and get to know many people in many areas. Some have made parenting decisions that have caused them misery. Others have followed principles of successful parenting and produced very well behaved children that are awesome young adults.

My Family’s motto – “Listen to all and watch everyone. Read all that one can. Learn from the mistakes of others and do not make the same mistakes. It is foolish to repeat the mistakes of others. Follow the successes and copy it with tweaks to your own personality and skills. Parenting isn’t new. Governance isn’t new. No reason to repeat the blunders of the past.”

What do I do? I read a LOT. I never stop asking questions. I never stop looking for truthful answers. Also, there is much to be learned from the worst so you watch and learn what not to do. I read up on history so you don’t repeat the bad mistakes and use the good results to modify what I do.

What I write is a condensed version for my readers. If you do not want to follow it, I won’t know. If you want to gather wisdom from it and not make the same mistakes others have made, then great. After all, I do not expect anyone to confirm if what I say is right or wrong. If I’m right and you thought I’m wrong and didn’t follow the advice, then know I told you so. :p

What I don’t do is tolerate infantile behavior.  Yes, I do not have the time for trolls or individuals who are acting like a 2-year-old throwing tantrums.  I only deal with mature adults.  It doesn’t take long to tell the difference.  You can be certain I will screen out any dumb comments.  They insult my intelligence and yours.  As the saying goes, do not feed the trolls.  Hopefully, they’ll lose so much weight they’ll blow away (Internet wise).

*Obviously there are some pure humor and opinion pieces so take them or leave them as you will.

PS – When you homeschool your child, you learn an awful lot along with them. If you make certain the curriculum is accurate, then it is super fun learning the new stuff too. (We are ultra picky on the curriculum.)

Thank you,

Anah

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