Dad to 7 amazing (homeschooled) kids. Proving that the big-family, single income, God-fearing life works. Building a 500+ year legacy one day at a time.
My boss's boss is like 42, never married, no kids. Earns $275-300K per year. Goes on a minimum of two international vacations a year w/ his girlfriend. 10+ days, all out.
Eats the best food, stays in top notch accomodations. Excursions, tours, nicest beaches, etc.
Great guy, I'm happy for him.
But what I've realized is that without kids, you end up chasing a lifestyle that has to continually be topped in order for you to be satisfied and find happiness.
What he and others like him don't understand is that when you have children, seeing THEM experience life's most basic things and watching their eyes light up at all the "firsts", brings greater pleasure and joy than any vacation or travel experience ever could.
Seeing THEM try blueberries for the first time is greater than dining at the best 5 star restaurant in Europe.
Seeing THEM learn how to walk is greater than walking the Great Wall of China or strolling along the most picturesque beach.
Watching THEM giggle uncontrollably at "peek-a-boo" tops any A-list comedian act.
Seeing THEIR excitement when building a fort out of cardboard boxes and making a door big enough for daddy is superior to staying at 5-star resorts.
Flying kites with THEM far outweighs excursions like parasailing or helicopter rides.
Seeing THEM perform a recital on stage for the first time is more rewarding than watching a Broadway show or top notch symphony orchestra.
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When you have children, all of a sudden you realize that life's greatest joys are not in the pursuit of things or pleasure or travel, but rather in the LOVE and bond you share with your very own image bearers.
Seeing the beauty and magnificence and wonder of life all over again for the first time through THEIR eyes and expressions gives you something the world simply cannot offer, nor even come close.
If we don't advocate for Christian nationalism, we will end up with Hindu nationalism or Islamic nationalism.
There is NO neutral ground.
Only one will win in the end.
@CA_Worman@grok Haha well it didn't happen overnight. It's a culmination of a lot of little financial decisions over the last 2 decades. We made plenty of mistakes but made enough right decisions to be where we are.
Gen Z is turning back to God
125 young Christians walked into a mall in Portland and broke out in worship singing "Our God Is an Awesome God"
This is the America the left told us was gone
@FedUpRetMarine@madefordominion Secularism just creates a void for the loudest, most obnoxious, and persistent culture/religion.
It has no morals or ethics to stand on and therefore falls to the powers that at first only demand tolerance, but later demand submission.
@zachdavis55555 There will be no American culture if Indians or Islamists take over. You do know that right? But maybe you don't have children so you just don't worry about it.
@jamesfishback This is the only true position on the subject. It's time for conservatives to embrace this. Stop being so jelly-spined and pandering to people who hate you anyway.
@danMIA@GridironComics They lived in a time when neither Indians nor Islamic Arabs were a threat to the idea of establishing America. In fact, it wasn't even on their radar.
@FredrickUphoff Nope. American to the core and in the truest sense. We were NEVER intended by our founding fathers to be dominated by Hindu or Islamic religion/culture.