Catharsis:
Pronunciation: \kə-ˈthär-səs\
Function: noun
2 a: purification or purgation of the emotions primarily through art.
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By Justin Matthews, on July 30th, 2010
Well we finally decided that it was time for my 10 year old and my 7 year old to learn to cook. A bit at least. My 7 year old gets to push the buttons on the microwave and put the cheese in the macaroni and cheese. More will come as he can handle it.
My 10 year old is learning more and more things to cook. And how to tell if the pasta is done, and how to make Jello. She is able to turn on the oven and put things in and out. It is rather nice that the kids are getting old enough to do some things around the house. It is especially nice when we have to take care of the new baby.
The most surprising thing to me is how quickly they are taking to the chores and learning. They are learning how to put things together for dinner and they are learning not to be afraid of the stove or the microwave. I think half of the excitement of cooking for them is being able to use the appliances that have been off limits for so long.
I think one of the most important things that we are all learning is trust. My wife and I are learning to trust our kids to do things without us showing them how. The kids are learning that we do trust them. They are also learning that the things we have been saying for years about the stove being hot and knives being dangerous are true, and not just something we made up to repress the kids with.
This whole journey of letting the kids grow up can be overwhelming. They will always grow physically. They will get bigger and need new clothes and shoes no matter what we do. The trick is to let them grow mentally, adapting to their personalities and aptitudes as they can handle it.
Giving them more responsibility is a fine line between “too much I can’t handle it” and “not enough to keep my interest for long”. That is a line I constantly test as a parent. There are things that I remember doing at their ages that my kids are just not ready for yet. They are coming. The trick is to keep them interested so they don’t drift away on you.
They want to mow the lawn now….I am not quite ready to relinquish that yet. On the front yard people see at least.
Have a great weekend guys, thanks for reading.
-Justin
By Justin Matthews, on July 29th, 2010
Hey folks here is my latest podcast, sorry about all of the breathing noises, I am learning more every podcast about sound and how to play with it. Thanks for listening!
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Hey folks here is my latest podcast, sorry about all of the breathing noises, I am learning more every podcast about sound and how to play with it. Thanks for listening!
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Podcast 7: Pause for the reboot!
By Justin Matthews, on July 27th, 2010
Hey folks, since I first wrote this Post, Dr. Doolin has been frantically working and reworking Blog Post Engineering. He is launching version 0.7.2 Today and let me tell you it will be well worth having a copy. Like I say below, I purchased an earlier copy and Dave was kind enough to send me a review copy of this release. It has more depth and several bonuses that will make your blog posts even better. Click any of the links here or over on the sidebar to learn more. I really think that this e-book should be in every bloggers toolkit to make some killer, SEO friendly blog posts. Read on for more!
I deliberately delayed the posting of my Blog Post Engineering review. I know the “un-launch” has come and gone, but there were so many glowing reviews of this book, I wanted to wait and post later. So I could
Continue reading A New version launches today!!!
By Justin Matthews, on July 24th, 2010
Hey folks Here is the next chapter in the story! I hope you are still entertained and interested!
Previously in the Man in the Hazy Suit:
Police detective Thompson was wrapping up a crime scene when he found a scrap of paper in the dead man’s posessions. The paper led him to the bus station and a locker that was filled with legal pads, all written by the deceased man. Sergeant Thompson is currently reading the legal pads which are spelling out a strange narrative and a chronicle of a serial killers murders, that somehow the man writing the story knows before they happen, if only by moments. So far our writer has witnessed several deaths with apparently more to come. Strange coincidences surround the narrator having to do with the Man in the Hazy Suit, leading to paranoia and a wonder as to the outcome of his sanity.
When we left our story
Continue reading Fiction Saturday 3! The Man in the Hazy Suit Part 8
By Justin Matthews, on July 23rd, 2010
This title proves prophetic today. I had forgotten just how much an infant forces you to slow down certain things.
Over the past 2 weeks I have had to slow down many times, with my writing and housework and yard work. I have watched more movies and tv shows in the last 2 weeks than I have in the past 6 months when I started this whole online venture.
I have been writing about unplugging the past few days and I think that he has a lot to do with this. Now, if you have read any of this blog in the past, you know that my family is very important to me. I love doing things with my kids and I really am excited to watch them grow and develop.
It is so much fun to see them grow and change through all of the ages. It is fun to see their tastes
Continue reading SAHD Friday: The new one slows us all down
By Justin Matthews, on July 22nd, 2010
Hey folks, I seem to keep talking about this same thing on both blogs but here it is again. Unplug. Live. Then come back and tell us about it.
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Podcast 6: Delicately removing the plug.
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Hey folks, I seem to keep talking about this same thing on both blogs but here it is again. Unplug. Live. Then come back and tell us about it.
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Podcast 6: Delicately removing the plug.
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