1984 Featured 1984 Discussion (Chapter 1, Part VI) Full Episode: Chapter 1, Part VI * Winston is disgusted when writing down his memory of the prostitute, why do you think that is? Why does he keep writing? Earlier in the book, Winston uses his diary in a fashion that is to hide his true thoughts about Big Brother. "
1984 Featured 1984 Discussion (Chapter 1, Part V) Full Episode: Chapter 1, Part V * Compare the people Winston says would get vaporized to those he thinks will not It is important to note another person back in part one that Winston said would get vaporized. He suggested that he himself would get vaporized for having bought the diary
1984 Featured 1984 Discussion (Chapter 1, Part IV) Full Episode: Chapter 1, Part IV * Why do you think the Party would let multiple people work on the same message without any of them knowing? Winston mentions a couple times (p. 43 and 49) that he believes that Comrade Tillotson is also working to rectify the same message regarding
1984 Featured 1984 Discussion (Chapter 1, Part III) * What do you suppose is the purpose of the physical jerks? How many people take part in this activity? So Winston wakes up from his dream of his family and the woman disrobing in the field to the telescreen waking him up for the routine of the Physical Jerks. There
1984 Featured 1984: Chapter One Part III Full Episode Chapter 1, Part IIIBreakdown * Winston's parents * The purge * Memory consolidation Winston's Dreams Photo by Benjamin Davies [https://unsplash.com/@bendavisual?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/dream?utm_source=unsplash&utm_
1984 Featured 1984: Chapter One Part II Full Episode: Chapter 1, Part IIBreakdown * Winston's neighbors * The Parsons Kids * How children view their parents vs. Big Brother * "Heroes" Big Brother is For The Children Photo by Filip Andrejevic [https://unsplash.com/@fandrejevic?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
1984 Featured 1984: Chapter One Part I Full episode of Chapter 1, Part IBreakdown * Personal Information on Winston Smith * Winston's problems with remembering his childhood and date * Winston's crime of having a diary * What Winston wrote in his diary entry Who is Winston Smith? I am going to be trying something different with
parenting Featured Look Out I'm Parenting Here! Getting Through The Day Chapter 9: Bed Time For Bonzo Full episode for Bed Time For BonzoPrepare a special place, just for them "Sleeping is not a social event" explains Ted in the first sentence of this chapter. I believe this to be right on point, but sometimes misunderstood, especially by toddlers. This time of the day is
parenting Featured Look Out I'm Parenting Here! Getting Through The Day Chapter 8: Perfecting the Magic Act Of Dinner Full episode of "Perfecting the magic act of dinner"Understand Their Palate I can remember making my parents mad when they worked sometimes hours to prepare a meal, and I would not touch it. I was too interested in cereal, bread, pasta, and other sugary/carb heavy foods.
parenting Featured Look Out I'm Parenting Here! Getting Through The Day Chapter 7: Ring Your Dinner Bell Full Episode "Ring Your Dinner Bell"The Family Dinner Ted spends Chapter 7 talking about dinner time and how to get your kids ready for it. There is an important distinction we see here in this chapter compared to breakfast time, which we covered some time ago (before
parenting Featured Look Out I'm Parenting Here! Getting Through The Day Chapter 6: Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig Assign a chore to everyone Reading this section of Ted's book made me kind of wince at first. The last thing I want to do after a long day at work, and then picking up kids, is to come home to MORE work. It started to make sense
parenting Featured Look Out I'm Parenting Here! Getting Through The Day Chapter 5: The Pick-Up (Part 5) "Look Out I'm Parenting Here! The Pick-Up" Full VideoReview on the ride home Ted alluded to the fact that the points he outlined that were important in the drop off would make their way back in the pick up. This point that Ted makes here is
parenting Featured Look Out I'm Parenting Here! Getting Through The Day Chapter 5: The Pick-Up (Part 4) "Look Out I'm Parenting Here! The Pick-Up" Full VideoGive them time to say good-bye "If you have to pick up milk or bread on the way home from work, I would call that a grab and go thing" says Ted in the first lines
parenting Featured Look Out I'm Parenting Here! Getting Through The Day Chapter 5: The Pick-Up (Part 3) Full episode: Look Out I'm Parenting Here! (Part Two): The Pick-UpAccent the positives, avoid the negatives "Inevitably there will be times when things do not go as well as you may have wanted at daycare" writes Ted. Think about it like this, do things ever go
parenting Featured Look Out I'm Parenting Here! Getting Through The Day Chapter 5: The Pick-Up (Part 2) Full episode: Look Out I'm Parenting Here! (Part Two): The Pick-UpTake immediate interest in their accomplishments In the drop off, we discussed how it can be very easy to check out and go into "checklist" mode after you leave the house. An enormous amount of time
parenting Featured Look Out I'm Parenting Here! Getting Through The Day Chapter 5: The Pick-Up (Part 1) "What's up?" not "I missed you so badly" Full Episode: Look Out I'm Parenting Here! (Part Two): The Pick-UpThe day has gone splendid for you! Not only did you drop your child off at day care without any issues, but you got
parenting Featured Look Out I'm Parenting Here! Getting Through The Day Chapter 4: See You Later Alligator (Part 4) Watch the full episode of, "See You Later Alligator"Be consistent, short, and sweet "Now the moment of truth has come. You have to turn around and walk out the door, leaving them behind." says Ted in the beginning lines of this section. This is where
Featured Look Out I'm Parenting Here! Getting Through The Day Chapter 4: See You Later Alligator (Part 3) Watch full episode for, "See you later alligator"Broaden your focus and theirs One of my favorite quotes was from Miyamoto Musashi, who wrote the book "The Book of Five Rings" (We really should read this for the book club). He says, "If you know
Featured Look Out I'm Parenting Here! Getting Through The Day Chapter 4: See You Later Alligator (Part 2) Snippet from "Look Out I'm Parenting Here!"Don't make it a big deal Mindset is in a lot of ways everything in life. Just dreading doing something will make it seem worse, and it usually doesn't matter the activity. Over time, things
Look Out I'm Parenting Here! Getting Through The Day Chapter 4: See You Later Alligator (Part 1) Snippet for "Look Out I'm Parenting Here!" VideoBe With Your Kids Until You're Gone Finally, you are out the door! It was not easy, but hey, nothing today is easy. The most important thing is you are on the road, you are right on
parenting Featured Look Out I'm Parenting Here! Getting Through The Day Chapter 3: Out The Door (Part 4) Full Episode of Out The Door: Parts 1-4Make It Fun What is something you absolutely hate doing? I can honestly say, for me, it's cleaning. Never liked it, don't really enjoy it, and I would always put it off for another time. Over the last couple
parenting Featured Look Out I'm Parenting Here! Getting Through The Day Chapter 3: Out The Door (Part 3) Snippet from "Look Out I'm Parenting Here!"Be A Director Ever try doing everything yourself? Its one thing when you are alone and you have to do it, but what about when there are others around you and you are the only one working. That is
parenting Featured Look Out I'm Parenting Here! Getting Through The Day Chapter 3: Out The Door (Part 2) Have a Checklist Snippet From "Look Out I'm Parenting Here!"How do you remember things? What is your preferred method? Some people go to repetition, others to forming a story about the things they need to remember. When I was performing stand up, I would have
Look Out I'm Parenting Here! Getting Through The Day Chapter 3: Out The Door (Part 1) YouTube #ShortsKnow where your piles are Who knew getting through the day would be such a chore?! So, you got some good food in your kids' bellies, and now comes the next challenge, getting them out the door. I can remember as a kid I would love going places,
book Featured The Goal All of my life I have been reading books. Come to think of it, most people read books. When I was a kid, we all read Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings movies made us want to buy the box set, Berenstein Bears was a thing (Berenstain?), and we