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“Listen, there is no way any true man is going to let children live around him in his home and not discipline and teach, fight and mold them until they know all he knows. His goal is to make them better than he is. Being their friend is a distant second to this.”
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“A father has to be a provider, a teacher, a role model, but most importantly, a distant authority figure who can never be pleased. Otherwise, how will children ever understand the concept of God?”
― I Am America
― I Am America
“The future is now. It's time to grow up and be strong. Tomorrow may well be too late.”
― Reasons to Be Pretty
― Reasons to Be Pretty
“I think that the best thing we can do for our children is to allow them to do things for themselves, allow them to be strong, allow them to experience life on their own terms, allow them to take the subway... let them be better people, let them believe more in themselves.”
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“To be heroic is to be courageous enough to die for something; to be inspirational is to be crazy enough to live a little.”
― Venus in Arms
― Venus in Arms
Frailed Edges Reloaded
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Once upon a time there was a blog called Frailed Edges where readers met to talk about books. Three years later, we have all moved on (literally!), we ...more
Barend’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Barend’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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