Jim Jordan

There is nothing you'll do in life that's more challenging, difficult and rewarding than being a parent. Nothing with greater highs or lower lows. You have little kids for a very short period of time. It is a major mistake not to notice that and not to appreciate it.

There is nothing you'll do in life that's more challenging, difficult and rewarding than being a parent. Nothing with greater highs or lower lows. You have little kids for a very short period of time. It is a major mistake not to notice that and not to appreciate it.

When a disciplinary issue arises, you need to make space to master it. I have to not do what I thought I was going to do for 10 minutes to set this right.

When a disciplinary issue arises, you need to make space to master it. I have to not do what I thought I was going to do for 10 minutes to set this right.

My daughter, after she had surgery to replace one of her joints in her leg, I don't remember if it was her ankle or her hip. I think it was her hip. She decided to take a motorcycle course because her mobility was impaired and that wouldn't enable her to drive a scooter. And that was a risky endeavor and it was challenging for her and frightening. That was good. in many ways.

My daughter, after she had surgery to replace one of her joints in her leg, I don't remember if it was her ankle or her hip. I think it was her hip. She decided to take a motorcycle course because her mobility was impaired and that wouldn't enable her to drive a scooter. And that was a risky endeavor and it was challenging for her and frightening. That was good. in many ways.

And it also did provide her with mobility for several years and made a huge difference in her life, a hugely positive difference. It also gave her a kind of indomitable confidence to be able to do something that's dangerous like that and risky, even in the face of bone fragility, let's say. So that was good. There's been a lot of moments, mostly with my kids. I'm pretty damn happy with them.

And it also did provide her with mobility for several years and made a huge difference in her life, a hugely positive difference. It also gave her a kind of indomitable confidence to be able to do something that's dangerous like that and risky, even in the face of bone fragility, let's say. So that was good. There's been a lot of moments, mostly with my kids. I'm pretty damn happy with them.

Almost all the time. And that's been the case throughout their life. So, I mean, we've had our difficulties, most of them health related, you know, and if you have to have difficulties, well, those are sort of necessary in a way, you know what I mean? And maybe we can cope with necessary difficulties in life. I don't know how well we cope with unnecessary difficulties.

Almost all the time. And that's been the case throughout their life. So, I mean, we've had our difficulties, most of them health related, you know, and if you have to have difficulties, well, those are sort of necessary in a way, you know what I mean? And maybe we can cope with necessary difficulties in life. I don't know how well we cope with unnecessary difficulties.

Oh, yeah, yeah. Well, it does. It really does. Life has enough instability, let's say, and uncertainty without adding uncertainty You're the additional overlay of unnecessary suffering and stupidity. Unnecessary suffering is really hard on people, you know. And so I suppose because there's an element of moral culpability to it that isn't there with with an illness. That's a rough division.

Oh, yeah, yeah. Well, it does. It really does. Life has enough instability, let's say, and uncertainty without adding uncertainty You're the additional overlay of unnecessary suffering and stupidity. Unnecessary suffering is really hard on people, you know. And so I suppose because there's an element of moral culpability to it that isn't there with with an illness. That's a rough division.

And I mean, one of the things that I'm trying to help parents be confident in is their moral right to parent, their moral right to run the household in a manner that... brings peace and abundance. There are obligation to do that. We're afraid of our children in the Western world. And that's partly a reflection of an overweening maternal love, I suppose.

And I mean, one of the things that I'm trying to help parents be confident in is their moral right to parent, their moral right to run the household in a manner that... brings peace and abundance. There are obligation to do that. We're afraid of our children in the Western world. And that's partly a reflection of an overweening maternal love, I suppose.

But we're afraid that we'll damage our children by parenting them. But, you know, you damage your children by not parenting them as well. And the parenting that you should be doing is the establishment of a relationship. And if the relationship is solid, you don't allow and certainly don't encourage your children to do anything that is counter to their best interest, especially socially.

But we're afraid that we'll damage our children by parenting them. But, you know, you damage your children by not parenting them as well. And the parenting that you should be doing is the establishment of a relationship. And if the relationship is solid, you don't allow and certainly don't encourage your children to do anything that is counter to their best interest, especially socially.

So I'm trying to fortify parents to understand that they can do that and it is their responsibility and not something harmful.

So I'm trying to fortify parents to understand that they can do that and it is their responsibility and not something harmful.

reluctance fear of of heavy-handed uh parenting or really um embracing the parenting role well i would say it's got it's got its roots in a philosophical doctrine and that would be the doctrine of jean-jacques rousseau that the natural state of man is noble savage that we're all good and that all culture does is corrupt us which is an insane doctrine we're rife with possibility for good and evil.

reluctance fear of of heavy-handed uh parenting or really um embracing the parenting role well i would say it's got it's got its roots in a philosophical doctrine and that would be the doctrine of jean-jacques rousseau that the natural state of man is noble savage that we're all good and that all culture does is corrupt us which is an insane doctrine we're rife with possibility for good and evil.