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“Courtney isn’t independent. No 12-year-old truly is. Instead, Courtney has transferred her natural dependence from her parents, where it should be, to her same-age peers, where it shouldn’t be. Courtney’s top priorities now lie in pleasing her friends, being liked by her friends, being accepted by same-age peers. Her parents have become an afterthought, a means to other ends.”
― The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups
― The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups
“When men choose not to believe in God, they do not thereafter believe in nothing, they then become capable of believing in anything.”
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“If you have a bad thought about yourself, tell it to go to hell because that is exactly where it came from.”
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“Each of us can be fearless and strong like this rock when we know, without a doubt, where we belong and what we should do. God helps us to know these things.”
― Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims
― Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims
“The phrase ‘separation of church and state,’ which appears in no founding document (only in a letter written by Thomas Jefferson), means that America must never have a state religion, not that the state be indifferent to religion.”
― Still the Best Hope: Why the World Needs American Values to Triumph
― Still the Best Hope: Why the World Needs American Values to Triumph
Esther’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Esther’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
140 books
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4,981 friends
1,310 books
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144 friends
100 books
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67 friends
507 books
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101 friends
330 books
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57 friends
404 books
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55 friends
357 books
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18 friends
217 books
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6 friends
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