The irony of ‘gentle parenting’ is that some parents are so determined never to upset their children that they end up expecting everyone else to tolerate behaviour they themselves refuse to challenge. At that point, you’re not parenting. You’re avoiding responsibility and teaching your children to do the same. Boundaries and authority are essential for children to understand how the world works, particularly that their feelings and desires don’t take precedence over everyone else’s.

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GM. Golden morning!

Some beautiful specimens at the local animal fair this morning. The dark grey bunny with the grey eyes was our favourite. #FarmLife #Allgäu #Homesteading #RuralLife #BackyardChickens #grownostr

GM. Don’t analyse life more than you love it.

AI is extraordinarily good at helping you achieve something you know what you’re trying to achieve, but it's also extraordinarily good at keeping you occupied when you don't know what you're trying to achieve. It can increase your agency or slowly erode it. Use it deliberately not habitually.

Just found out there’s open source software for my Peloton bike! €40 a month imo is a bit ridiculous. #opensourceeverything

Roast Lamb in the oven! 🐑 🥕 🧅 🧈 🌿 I love roasts because the kids can help prep the veg and slather fat on the meat. Then in the oven it goes with a Meater digital thermometer (best kitchen gadget for meat lovers) for the afternoon, ready for dinner time 🍴😋. Kids are currently happily hoovering up all the onion skins they dropped on the floor.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve had an obsession with traditional German farmhouses. Lucky I married a German farmer (no coincidence!). I love how grand and solid they are, yet how warm and homely they feel inside. They look as though they belong to the landscape. I think my fascination began with the fairytales I read as a child, but it’s also what these houses represent. Built around family, animals, work, the seasons and the expectation that life would continue there for generations. There’s something about that sense of stability and permanence that I find so beautiful. Photos taken at the Bauernhaus-Museum in Wolfegg, where some exquisite examples of traditional farmhouses from across the region have been carefully relocated and preserved.