Vaguely famous all over again

For a moment I couldn't figure out why my blog numbers were bizarrely high when I sat down to write this evening. Then I remembered, oh yeah, the documentary was re-aired tonight. This time around was more pleasant as there were no interviews to go along with it. I could conveniently forget about it. 

But it seems I have some new visitors, which seems to warrant a brief introduction. I've been writing this blog since 2005, which is coming perilously close to twenty years of writing. It also means there is a lot of content here... probably several book's worth of words. To help you navigate, look at the tabs right underneath the header and click the 'more' option. Those will take you to lists of older posts. The 'About' tab will identify who is who, as I use initials instead of names here. Yes, I realize it's a but confusing and annoying. What seems to be a good idea with five children doesn't grade up so well. And then when you start to add spouses, well, do your best. The three lines at the top left will give you an option for labels which can also help you sort through posts a bit easier. 

One thing to note, I began this blog with a certain mindset about parenting. Through the course of living life with many children, some of whom with challenging histories, I learned that what I thought I knew was wrong. Much of this blog is getting a front row seat of watching me wrestle with making that 180° change. That said, I would hold any parenting advice written before 2012 very lightly as it is probably not terribly connected. I've tried to add comments to that effect on the ones I can find, but as I've said, there's a lot of writing here. 

Finally, if you just watched the movie, know that it was filmed quite a few years ago. Those little twins are now fourteen and Hayden is 21. Time continues to move on whether we want it to or not. 

Welcome and thanks for your interest in our family. 

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