I heard earlier that if our kids aren't doing the things we did at their age, it's because we've been healing generational trauma and they no longer have to be as self-sufficient at an early age as we did. So, why do I still feel like I'm failing to make sure my kids can do those things?

I used to take three different medicines for my back, but my VA doctor cut me off of them in 2019. I’ve managed okay without them for the most part, I mostly just use naproxen, but I really do miss the muscle relaxer.

Me, on the phone with my dad’s debt collectors, explaining that he died in March. “Well, we still expect payment from his estate.” “As next of kin, you have an obligation to pay his debts.” Do they hear the words that come out of their mouths with any situational awareness?

“Often, changing the way people act will necessitate changing the way people around them react.” —Nick Shackleton-Jones, How People Learn

I just got my 567th subscriber on my YouTube channel. I may die before I reach that magic 1,000, but at least I’m growing. youtube.com/@MrPledgerSt...

Mr. Pledger Stays After School

I make simple explainer videos for students and relearners on core and elective subjects at all grade levels. also I make explainer videos for teachers on topics of professional development.

DnD problems that are not problems:

Now would be a bad time to have a panic attack. I have to feed the boys. It’s a good thing I can do that and my breathing exercises at the same time.

My 13yo asked me if I had any plans for Valentine’s Day. I said no because I’m not sure “eat carbs and cry” counts as plans.

13yo at Target: Should I get the Hello Kitty pajamas or the Barbie ones? The Hello Kitty ones are fuzzy inside, but how can you say no to Barbie? Me: The #Oscars people did . . . __________ Too soon? The look 13yo gave me said yes.

I was really proud of this post. 🥺 Writers, I made a post about 6 jobs in sci-fi/fantasy that we see all the time, and 6 jobs in sci-fi/fantasy we don't see enough, along with some ideas on how to make the latter work in fiction. theangrynoodle.com/science-fict...

12 Jobs in Sci-Fi & Fantasy We See Too Much (Or Not Enough) - The Angry Noodle

A list of science fiction and fantasy jobs we don't see much in media (and another six sci-fi and fantasy jobs we don't).