It's very interesting to me that anything kids want to do is always dangerous and scary. There's always something, video games, tv, rap music, the internet (that's an AWOG quote), and instead of just saying "everything in moderation" we worry how its going to kill us. When it comes to video games, treat it as a privilege, not a right, and your kids will do just fine. 2 hours a day after all their chores and schoolwork is done, add time for rewards, deduct time for bad behavior (or remove access entirely when necessary), and watch reviews on the games your kids want to play. The leg work of watching the reviews, however, HAS to be done. I've known parents who deny their kids access to a game just because they felt like it/thought the game looked scary/wasn't in a good mood. As soon as the kid is old enough to understand this, they won't thank you for being over-protective. As far as violent video games and boys are concerned, God put this drive in us for forceful protection, so its only natural that games that involve fighting in some way (this includes Minecraft) are going to be more appealing. If you are going to let your kid read their Bible (more than enough described violence in there), or read/watch LOTR/Chronicles of Narnia (as many Christian parents do) you can't then be shocked by your child's (sons) interest in war-like things. Games like Halo or Fortnite are EXTREMELY tame, the kid (as long as they are playing in moderation) will be just fine. They ought to have other hobbies (hence the time limit) but if you only let them play for a short time or not at all, they won't benefit from it and will be disadvantaged when talking with their friends (this is worth considering). Parents hate to admit this, but there is *SO* much time during the year when the only other thing you can do is read a book, and if you're like my family, your kiddo probably already read for hours that day. A few hours of video games won't hurt them at all.
43:00 - on the discussion of kids doing school and understanding their roles in life: It depends on the age. Because there should be a level of obedience in a child. If the parent has to reason everything out with the child, then the child is not taught to submit and obey. (while I don't think "because I said so" should always be the default, I think it gives the child too much power if parents go and explain/debate stuff. I see it in my sister, who is nine. She often resists anything my parents tell her to do since rules haven't been enforced on her.) All that to be said, different kids and different ages need different things. There's no "right or wrong" way to do it, if you are acting out of love and genuine care for the child's wellbeing.
I was in the store Von Maur last weekend and I saw a hat and shirt that said Talor Swift for president 2024......and I was like Oh Jordan, the prophecy!
Hey guys, Young Professional here. I know I'm 3 weeks late, but thank you for answering my Messyge. Breaking the news to my father went better than I expected. He's even expressed excitement in coming to visit me, which I was surprised to hear. I've had to set boundaries in our relationship because we just don't see eye to eye on things (NOT because he's a bad person). I don't know if his attitude will change in the future, especially because it's an election year, but we'll see. Also, Florida was a GREAT guess (ironically, I was in Florida on my Disney College Program when I wrote the Messyge), but the state is actually Texas 🤠
P.S. . . and for some reason I have to resubscribe to you and I KNOW I never unsubscribed (I mean I have been a patron for years now too). WEIRDDDDDDDDDDDD!
24:50 And if you can acknowledge that you are not always right when they realize you were wrong about something they feel less of the need to throw out everything you have ever taught them
Great plans for your tree, Jordan. Great job, Josh, on your run! I always put time limits on my kids playing video games and they have to do all their school work before being allowed to play. I also don't let them play whatever they want to. They spend time playing things like Minecraft with their in-person friends which is fun for them. I will say my one son makes very popular Minecraft mods that have over 1k downloads and such. . .he spends time creating these mods and enjoys digital art through it. It has taught him a skill. Otherwise, my oldest son has a real job. I wish they never played most video games haha.
Ay, Clean Fiction Magazine! I've won a few art contests with them. A big oak tree died in a house fire here and the trunk is rotting, though still standing, ten years later. Treating the wood is a good idea, though they do last a while even untreated.
Original Xbox controller felt like holding a planet... But then my friends got the smaller ones and the button layout sucked, so i started to prefer it and it was basically my designated controller at their house... Now i respect the "duke" and really want one these 20 years later
If you like Slay the Spire, you might enjoy Across the Obelisk. It's another roguelite deckbuilder, and unlike StS, it has multiplayer. I've had a lot of fun with it.
I think the person from the messyge should talk to their dad about their concerns. It almost sounds like they're worried about things that aren't necessarily true - like maybe their dad has said he hates Florida, but he's never said he won't visit them there. It is really hard to have different values from your parents though! But talking about it and communicating that you still love and respect each other can help.
Multiplayer video games are a social activity just like every other social activity like chess or ultimate frisby. I understand a lot of concern over single player video games, especially those that don't actually challenge the player and give them all this validation and feeling of accomplishment for free, like a lot of modern Triple A titles. I actually think those kinds of games are damaging to adults just as much as they are to kids. Not all single player games are bad, of course, there's plenty out there that properly challenge the player and give a deserving payoff. But I also don't have a lot of faith that this generation of parents is gonna be able to tell the difference between the games. Multiplayer games to me are better but you have to understand that they're not all healthy for kids. In addition, online play with randoms is no substitute for social interaction (and in fact can make kids worse at it). Now, if the kid was playing that online game with a friend they know IRL that's completely different. Moreover, playing that online game with people in the same room (for games that support online play during splitscreen, the few that exist anyway), is probably just as fine. Something I would wanna tell parents is to try to encourage playing local coop games and playing those with your children. Don't completely close the door on single player games but be mindful on what games are doing because the current pandemic of games that just give tons of emotional feedback and affirmation for no challenge is pretty bad and I would argue pretty unhealthy for a kid.
"A very niche sense of humor that I don't think applies to the secular world" is my new way of describing my jokes. It's much more generous than they deserve.
Speaking about your tree - there are two books that you need to read: “The Hidden Life of Trees” and “Finding The Mother Tree.” It will change the way you view trees - as you discover how they live and communicate with other trees and plants around them.
First! (excluding the stupid bot comments) My way of proving the moon landing is that there are too many people involved in all different levels. I know too many NASA employees in person, and nobody has blown the whistle. Moon landing denial just comes from lack of any research. And it's not like we lost the technology or research to do it, it's just that we lost the funding or political push to keep landing on the moon, so after decades of stagnation, we kinda have to re-invent the wheel.
The freakin' Soviet Union didn't blow the whistle, and a big motive of getting to the moon was so the US could make the Soviets look bad. They had spies who could have easily uncovered a hoax that big. If they'd found proof, they would have spilled it.
@@davidt01Some of the techniques, such as spraying sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, are known to have harmful effects on the environment and human health. But scientists and climate leaders who are concerned that humanity will overshoot its emissions targets say research is important to figure out how best to balance these risks against a possibly catastrophic rise in the Earth’s temperature.
That’s because they are the type to still be kind and respectful, in spite of having different opinions or disagreeing with someone. I think they’d happily have a friendly discussion with someone who has different ideals or beliefs, etc. but they wouldn’t call you out, as they have no desire to start a conflict. If they truly didn’t like you then they wouldn’t waste their time interacting with you, let alone bothering to talk about you when you’re not there. Some people understand that kindness costs nothing, and that pointing out perceived flaws to someone’s face is rude and hurtful. Josh and Jordan have always exuded politeness and goodwill; they openly share their thoughts and opinions here on their channel because it is their created safe place to do so amongst their cowmunity of supporters. Of course they wouldn’t be so I’ll-mannered as to make disagreeable comments to your face. Peace friend.
Yes! At one point, books had just as bad a rap as video games did later. When I was a kid, my mom was anti-TV, because she was sure that it would rot our brains. Now that I've seen the iPad babies, I have decided that I would much rather use a TV as a baby sitter, rather than put a $300 device into the hands of someone who will drool on it and throw it against the wall, but yeah. It's always been one thing or another.
On their last podcast, they said they don’t trust anyone. So now people don’t trust them with their messyages. They are reaping what they sow. They literally destroyed their own show.
@@aaront4472 I have listened. You seriously misconstrued what they were talking about. They were talking about how the world has become a more distrustful place and Jordan literally talked about how despite that, he chose to help people even though he was a little suspicious. But he trusted that they actually needed help.
They begged for Messyges, so I sent them one that I thought was pretty good, and I really wanted their input. Next show, they said, "We wanted GOOD Messyges". So. . . Yeah. Probably not going to make THAT mistake again. Still like this channel, but that stung.
