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"After working 14 hours, the one thing I wanted was a kiss and to hold my wife. When I was in my 20s, this usually meant sex. But now, in my 30s, I’m more interested in simple physical contact with my wife."

"Here’s the truth of the matter. A white voice advocating carries more weight than a Black one."

“I bet you can’t dive all the way to the bottom and touch the grate. If you do it, I’ll buy you a pony,” he said with a sinister smirk.

But terribly, it’s not what many parents and leaders actually do.

When we go shopping after school, I tell my son he has to leave his backpack in the car. When he wants to take a walk past dark with his friends, I tell him “no." He’s not allowed to play with guns that aren’t clearly Super Soakers. If we’re stopped by the police because our headlight is out, I say, “Remember what I taught you.”

"Mallory was never in contact with a person who had an active cold sore. Never. Nobody ever kissed her on the mouth."

"It’s really the biggest thing you need to know to homeschool effectively. And no, it’s not which curriculum to use."