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2026-02-09 21:15:00 UTC

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Eat less than you burn = lose weight.
True. For obvious reasons.
But losing weight shouldn't be the primary health metric as there are many unhealthy ways to lose weight through diet.
Eat more than you burn = gain weight.
Not exactly true. For less obvious reasons.
The body is complex and treats different fats differently.
Fun experiment.
Replace most of your fat intake with olive oil. Now 5X the amount of that olive oil. After a month tell me if you have gained excess weight or lost excess weight.
Then try the same with Macadamia nuts / macadamia nut oil (without the 5X boost even) and see if you get past a week without completely blowing out.
Your foundation is your microbiome. Build that first and everything else will fall into place. Eat for them, not for yourself. They will give you everything you need once they have what they need.

2026-02-08 08:05:09 UTC

To all those parents throughout history that raised siblings before the invention of rock scissors paper, I salute you

2025-12-29 00:10:14 UTC

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We kind of just fell into it. Eldest was in kinder when covid hit and we pulled her out just to temporarily avoid the clown show. That was the turning point that lead us down a path of no return haha.
We wasted a lot of time and energy on trying to enforce structures, schedules and milestones at the beginning. We came to realise they are both actually counterproductive, (unless you're just trying to replicate the school system).
Now we are pretty much 90% self directed and life couldn't be better.
Tips for success:
Parents have to recognise that every single assumption, expectation, preconception etc around 'education' is just a lingering artifact of their own indoctrination by the same system they are attempting to avoid. They will struggle if they don't let go of everything they think they know. I have learned that the two systems are utterly incompatible. Sound familiar?
Give the children options, opportunities, and encouragement primarily, with not too much direction and instruction. They will figure out things that will blow your mind, way beyond what a so called 'teacher' can explain with language. All they need are the tools and the space to do so. They are completely different to adults in the way they learn.
Ignore all detractors. They will view everything through their legacy framework and thus will have largely zero constructive criticism to offer. They will be especially freaked out if they are or were in any way involved in the gov system. Everything you do will seem insane to them and they will view your decisions as a personal attack. Again, sound familiar?
Don't try to fit it into your schedule or your lifestyle. Again, this is submitting to structure. Instead let it come to define your lifestyle. Make all of your strategic family decisions with the kids 'learning experience' at the core.
Finally, you need to be available for it. Really available. Keeping the kids engaged and productive is its own full time task. Things can escalate into a monkey circus very easily (which isn't always bad haha).
I could literally rant for hours on this topic. Its basically my whole life at this point.

2025-12-28 06:24:36 UTC

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Yes, 4 years in with a 10 yr old and an 8 yr old. Although we didn't really appreciate the magnitude of the decision at the time, it has turned out to be an incredibly profound and life impacting decision, which we have fully embraced. It will force you to confront the true reality of the deep responsibility you have as a parent, on a daily basis. Its definitely not for everyone, but for us there is no other option.