Set up a 529 plan. Virginia has a great plan if you don't want to do too much research https://www.savingforcollege.com/


birth-age 3



I wish I had heard this in my 20’s. https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMRtFBvGr/


20



My theory is that it’s pointless to chase love. You’ll never catch it. Focus on DOING what you love. When you’re being who you’re meant to be, you’ll find the one you’re meant to love. That way, love chases YOU! And love always wins. ❤️


16



Zootopia is a good movie to illustrate what a bully is and how we should stand up to them when they are hurting or taunting other kids.


5-8



Talk to him about applying to Democracy Summer program started by Rep. J. Raskin.


18



Compassion: Acting with love when faced with another’s suffering.


16



Attend a school board meeting or some sort of government meeting. Attend / participate.


13



Talk to people like they belong and are valued exactly as they are in that moment.


12-14, 21



Go as a family to local high school musical productions.


9-13



1

Sometimes it’s easier to describe what a thing is *not* than to describe what it is.


14, 21



Marry for character, not just chemistry.


17, 21



You may lose a relationship but you keep the love. It becomes a part of you. It changes you for the better.


15, 19, 21



Read the instructions. Don't ask for help if you've been given instructions but haven't yet read them. RTFM. (Read the flippin' manual.)


14-21



Start saving for retirement with your very first paycheck. Put away the MAX, you’ll never miss it. If the company doesn’t offer 401k then we’ll open a Roth IRA.


18



Spend 20 minutes a day watching a show you like in Spanish (or whatever your target language is) with reactionary subtitles. You’ll pick it up in no time!


13, 16, 19



“I don’t know what I think until I write about it.” - Joan Didion


15



Read (or listen to) The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw together as a family. It's broken up into small vignettes so it's easy to get through bit by bit.


15



Chemistry is not the same thing as compatibility.


16, 19, 21



Learn what triggers you. It’s probably just two or three things. Work on your issues


14, 18. 21



“In the middle of the pain you didn’t cause, the change you didn’t want, the reality you didn’t know was coming . . . your life can still be beautiful.” Lysa TerKeurst


20



Remember Mom's birthday


2-21



Sometimes grief looks a lot like anger. Are you upset about something you lost or had to let go of?


15, 21



Hold fast to what is good. (1 Thessalonians 5:21)


10, 15, 21



Not knowing what you’re doing is a lot less terrifying than not knowing who to trust.


14, 19, 21



Start “home economics” school with them. Laundry, cleaning, cooking, how to change a diaper, comfort a baby, soothe a toddler, what's involved in caring for pets, budgeting for food, keeping track of maintenance schedules for humans, pets, cars and machines. Engage with guests, be a good host, etc. Know when and how to tell someone to GTFO of the house (racist or misogynistic speech, etc.) Every kid needs to learn the art and science of home management. Look for and point out examples in books and movies of good home science skills.


5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21



Book “Rainbow Relatives” is a great resource to be able to kindly, accurately and sensitively answer their questions about LGBTQ families.


6



“The flower does not dream of the bee. It blossoms


15



“There’s a part of me that’s a part of you” said a painter whose name I can’t remember. I don’t think he was talking to anyone in particular, or if he meant we’re all a part of each other. Either way, it’s a beautiful thought.


20



Find what you love Do what you love Be what you love Live what you love Love what you love and never look back ... Except to love.


19