This makes me think about the importance of a father for a little boy. Also, the differences in birth order. My oldest brother had adults and no siblings for the first few years. I was the youngest, so I had a dad and brothers from the get-go to help guide me. The middle brother had some emotional struggles, and I wonder how that plays into things. This is something I want to explore more for #homeschooling. My "kid" son is even behind my "toddler" daughter in many ways, it breaks my brain trying to understand it. He had stressor in his life early on (divorce and custody tradeoffs, and different parenting since his parents are very different people), and those no doubt have had, and will continue to have, lasting impacts. How to best support and guide him is something that weighs on me constantly.

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