Always remember - cheesecake is the best cake.


21



Watch YouTube video on how to administer an Epi-pen injection. You have friends with allergies you may need to know how to do this.


11-15



Start playing Jokers and Marbles. Get it on Amazon or Etsy.


9



Educate yourself. You can't solve a problem if you don't understand it.


14-21



Introduction to 70’s Southern Rock. Skynyrd, Allman Bros, etc.


14



“Praise in public. Discipline in private.” This is good advice for when you’re a parent and for when you’re a boss.


20



Watch Abby Wambach's 2018 Barnard commencement address together.


16



When it comes to conflict- what is your part in things?


15, 21



ABC's of video game addiction: Autonomy, Belonging, Control. Try to find ways to developing these things in areas outside of gaming. Games are great, but not at the expense of everything else.


1Infant-13



“Your life unfolds in proportion to your courage.” -Danielle Le Port


15, 18



There’s an art to speaking harsh truths in a delicate way. There’s an art in describing a ridiculous person or thing without being insulting. Mark Twain was a master at it. Read up!


17, 21



change the wifi password often. Hold it hostage until chores are done. Work first, play later.


9-14



Kids Can Make a Difference is a great resource for teaching little kids about poverty and equality.


6-10



You can forgive someone without speaking to them. Or you can move on without forgiving. Closure isn’t necessary to moving on. The only thing necessary is to move. Move your body, change your perspective, go on a trip, go to a new coffee shop, just move.


16, 19, 21



Be the kind of man that people feel safe around. Safe from harm, safe from judgment and safe from ridicule.


17



Respect people’s privacy. No snooping, eavesdropping, peeping, etc.


11



Re-Read "Girls and Sex: Navigating the New Landscape" by Peggy Orenstein.


13



Plan a trip someplace where we can see the Northern Lights.


15



Before speaking (or texting) ask yourself three questions: Is it kind? Is it true? Is it necessary? If not all three, don’t speak. (PS “kind” isn’t the same as good news. You can deliver bad news with kindness.)


11, 14, 20



When trying to make a u-turn with a tight turning radius, go VERY slow. .You’ll be more likely to make it and if you don’t make it you won’t cause damage.)


16



Monty Python movies.


12-15



Consider what you value. Act accordingly.


10, 14, 17, 20



Your job is to help your kids find themselves, not to implant an agenda of your own.


1, 5, 10, 15, 20



Philippians 4: 11-13


12



You will never have to hustle for your self-worth. You are worthy of love and respect simply because you exist. Same goes for every other human.


16



Men worry about getting laughed at or rejected by a woman. Women worry about getting killed when they reject a man. Let that sink in.


15, 21



I love that you got chills from watching Wicked. You were 10 and already affected emotionally and physically by music. Bonus points for listening to and acknowledging how your body talks to you.


13, 19, 21



Define success for yourself. Be wary of becoming a corporate coal miner. Why bust your $@!#% for years and in school so you can bust your $@!#% for years in a soul-sucking job? Regardless of compensation that is not success in my book. How do you define success? For me it's "Do good. Have fun. Belong to a tribe. Meaningful work with people you love.Make enough money to pay the bills and not have to worry about the basics."


17



Spend time with people you admire. Real-life acquaintances, biographies and documentaries, and fictional characters in novels, plays and movies.


13, 15, 18, 21



No matter how successful you become you’re still expected to act with integrity and respect.


14, 18, 21