Category: Lessons
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On boredom and the Middle Ages
Boys, Put every idea in the world into a hat and try to draw one less exciting than boredom — it’s not easy to do! But I think boredom is important in an age where attention is at an all-time low. I believe that the ability to be bored is becoming more of a skill,…
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On #RauchdyMatch 4.0 Forecast
Boys, I mentioned in the Adam Sandler post that we’ve been watching a lot of his movies recently — especially after Happy Gilmore 2 came out. But as I think about how to write about this year’s match, I think of a scene toward the end of Billy Madison where Billy and Eric are competing…
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On Navigating Parenthood
A father reflects on parenting, love, and giving advice—written for his boys to read someday.
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On Faith, God, and Death
It’s not easy to open up about some topics, but it’s important to know where you stand on things like death, faith, and god.
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On Firm Parenting and Your Moral Compass
Boys, I think being a kid is probably tougher than most adults would acknowledge — its easy for us to do the right thing (most of the time) and know the difference between good and bad. We hold you to the standard of who you are at your best, and forget sometimes to give you…
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On Being Your Dad
Boys, It’s been awhile since I’ve written to you both and there has been a lot that’s happened since my last post. Reagan started kindergarten, Koen began preschool and had a birthday, and countless little moments have happened since I last wrote to you both. With that said, this will not be a recap post.…
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On The #RauchdyMatch 2.0 – Part 2
Boys, Reagan, sometimes we’ll ask you a questions or ask you to do something and you just let out this audible, frustration-grunt. “Hey Reags, can you get ready for the day please? “UHHH! I just wanted to watch Pocoyo for another minute!!” Well I had this beautiful, funny, probably inspiring post about this upcoming match…
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On Golf Is
Boys, Golf is a lot of things to our family. Golf is the first thing I heard about your mom when someone who was setting us up told me her family had a golf course they played league night at once a week. Golf is the thing that bonded us, since the test to her…
From Ryan to Reagan and Koen 