So we know we screwed up…

[Aecetia]

My son goes to a private Catholic school and they do a great job of teaching ethics including requiring service hours after a certain age. I think having to give back from an early age teaches children to share. Between your example and school training I think your children will have a good life. I grew up as part of a large family in a small house, so I know that influenced how I wanted to live. I have great memories for the most part about growing up in the same house for many years. My parents only bought one house and remained in it until they died. You do not find that much any more, especially in California. Look for the kind of neighborhood where you want to spend the rest of your life.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

[quote=Aecetia]My son goes to a private Catholic school and they do a great job of teaching ethics including requiring service hours after a certain age. I think having to give back from an early age teaches children to share. Between your example and school training I think your children will have a good life. I grew up as part of a large family in a small house, so I know that influenced how I wanted to live. I have great memories for the most part about growing up in the same house for many years. My parents only bought one house and remained in it until they died. You do not find that much any more, especially in California. Look for the kind of neighborhood where you want to spend the rest of your life.[/quote]

Aecetia: Couldn’t agree more on both the schooling and the large families.

I grew up in the SF/Bay Area and was raised Catholic (Jesuit seminary school K – 8 and Jesuit/Franciscan high school (don’t ask)) as, horror!, an only child. I remember Irish and Italian families (the Quinns, the Caseys and the DiBonos) with 8, 10 or even a dozen kids and how most of my friends from large families like this used to love to spend the night at my house, if only to use a bathroom by themselves for one night.

I have two of my own, a girl and a boy, and I think once you get north of that number, your ability to really focus on your kids as individuals starts to diminish. Unfortunately, here in Fallbrook, our Catholic school sucks rocks, so we have them in public school, but heavily involved in a local Christian (Presbyterian) youth group, and it’s working wonders with them. They spend time volunteering and helping others and learning the values of stewardship and sacrifice that were so important to me as a kid.

I know a lot of folks joke about “surviving” Catholic school and I’m one of them, but I received an unparalleled education from one of the premier teaching orders (I consider only the Christian Brothers superior to the Jesuits in that regard), as well as learning about giving back and sharing your gifts (and the Catholics excel at this in my opinion).

While San Diego doesn’t have the Catholic HS presence that the SF/Bay Area does, you still have excellent schools like Uni, St. Augustine and Cathedral to choose from.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

[quote=Aecetia]My son goes to a private Catholic school and they do a great job of teaching ethics including requiring service hours after a certain age. I think having to give back from an early age teaches children to share. Between your example and school training I think your children will have a good life. I grew up as part of a large family in a small house, so I know that influenced how I wanted to live. I have great memories for the most part about growing up in the same house for many years. My parents only bought one house and remained in it until they died. You do not find that much any more, especially in California. Look for the kind of neighborhood where you want to spend the rest of your life.[/quote]

Aecetia: Couldn’t agree more on both the schooling and the large families.

I grew up in the SF/Bay Area and was raised Catholic (Jesuit seminary school K – 8 and Jesuit/Franciscan high school (don’t ask)) as, horror!, an only child. I remember Irish and Italian families (the Quinns, the Caseys and the DiBonos) with 8, 10 or even a dozen kids and how most of my friends from large families like this used to love to spend the night at my house, if only to use a bathroom by themselves for one night.

I have two of my own, a girl and a boy, and I think once you get north of that number, your ability to really focus on your kids as individuals starts to diminish. Unfortunately, here in Fallbrook, our Catholic school sucks rocks, so we have them in public school, but heavily involved in a local Christian (Presbyterian) youth group, and it’s working wonders with them. They spend time volunteering and helping others and learning the values of stewardship and sacrifice that were so important to me as a kid.

I know a lot of folks joke about “surviving” Catholic school and I’m one of them, but I received an unparalleled education from one of the premier teaching orders (I consider only the Christian Brothers superior to the Jesuits in that regard), as well as learning about giving back and sharing your gifts (and the Catholics excel at this in my opinion).

While San Diego doesn’t have the Catholic HS presence that the SF/Bay Area does, you still have excellent schools like Uni, St. Augustine and Cathedral to choose from.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

[quote=Aecetia]My son goes to a private Catholic school and they do a great job of teaching ethics including requiring service hours after a certain age. I think having to give back from an early age teaches children to share. Between your example and school training I think your children will have a good life. I grew up as part of a large family in a small house, so I know that influenced how I wanted to live. I have great memories for the most part about growing up in the same house for many years. My parents only bought one house and remained in it until they died. You do not find that much any more, especially in California. Look for the kind of neighborhood where you want to spend the rest of your life.[/quote]

Aecetia: Couldn’t agree more on both the schooling and the large families.

I grew up in the SF/Bay Area and was raised Catholic (Jesuit seminary school K – 8 and Jesuit/Franciscan high school (don’t ask)) as, horror!, an only child. I remember Irish and Italian families (the Quinns, the Caseys and the DiBonos) with 8, 10 or even a dozen kids and how most of my friends from large families like this used to love to spend the night at my house, if only to use a bathroom by themselves for one night.

I have two of my own, a girl and a boy, and I think once you get north of that number, your ability to really focus on your kids as individuals starts to diminish. Unfortunately, here in Fallbrook, our Catholic school sucks rocks, so we have them in public school, but heavily involved in a local Christian (Presbyterian) youth group, and it’s working wonders with them. They spend time volunteering and helping others and learning the values of stewardship and sacrifice that were so important to me as a kid.

I know a lot of folks joke about “surviving” Catholic school and I’m one of them, but I received an unparalleled education from one of the premier teaching orders (I consider only the Christian Brothers superior to the Jesuits in that regard), as well as learning about giving back and sharing your gifts (and the Catholics excel at this in my opinion).

While San Diego doesn’t have the Catholic HS presence that the SF/Bay Area does, you still have excellent schools like Uni, St. Augustine and Cathedral to choose from.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

[quote=Aecetia]My son goes to a private Catholic school and they do a great job of teaching ethics including requiring service hours after a certain age. I think having to give back from an early age teaches children to share. Between your example and school training I think your children will have a good life. I grew up as part of a large family in a small house, so I know that influenced how I wanted to live. I have great memories for the most part about growing up in the same house for many years. My parents only bought one house and remained in it until they died. You do not find that much any more, especially in California. Look for the kind of neighborhood where you want to spend the rest of your life.[/quote]

Aecetia: Couldn’t agree more on both the schooling and the large families.

I grew up in the SF/Bay Area and was raised Catholic (Jesuit seminary school K – 8 and Jesuit/Franciscan high school (don’t ask)) as, horror!, an only child. I remember Irish and Italian families (the Quinns, the Caseys and the DiBonos) with 8, 10 or even a dozen kids and how most of my friends from large families like this used to love to spend the night at my house, if only to use a bathroom by themselves for one night.

I have two of my own, a girl and a boy, and I think once you get north of that number, your ability to really focus on your kids as individuals starts to diminish. Unfortunately, here in Fallbrook, our Catholic school sucks rocks, so we have them in public school, but heavily involved in a local Christian (Presbyterian) youth group, and it’s working wonders with them. They spend time volunteering and helping others and learning the values of stewardship and sacrifice that were so important to me as a kid.

I know a lot of folks joke about “surviving” Catholic school and I’m one of them, but I received an unparalleled education from one of the premier teaching orders (I consider only the Christian Brothers superior to the Jesuits in that regard), as well as learning about giving back and sharing your gifts (and the Catholics excel at this in my opinion).

While San Diego doesn’t have the Catholic HS presence that the SF/Bay Area does, you still have excellent schools like Uni, St. Augustine and Cathedral to choose from.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

[quote=Aecetia]My son goes to a private Catholic school and they do a great job of teaching ethics including requiring service hours after a certain age. I think having to give back from an early age teaches children to share. Between your example and school training I think your children will have a good life. I grew up as part of a large family in a small house, so I know that influenced how I wanted to live. I have great memories for the most part about growing up in the same house for many years. My parents only bought one house and remained in it until they died. You do not find that much any more, especially in California. Look for the kind of neighborhood where you want to spend the rest of your life.[/quote]

Aecetia: Couldn’t agree more on both the schooling and the large families.

I grew up in the SF/Bay Area and was raised Catholic (Jesuit seminary school K – 8 and Jesuit/Franciscan high school (don’t ask)) as, horror!, an only child. I remember Irish and Italian families (the Quinns, the Caseys and the DiBonos) with 8, 10 or even a dozen kids and how most of my friends from large families like this used to love to spend the night at my house, if only to use a bathroom by themselves for one night.

I have two of my own, a girl and a boy, and I think once you get north of that number, your ability to really focus on your kids as individuals starts to diminish. Unfortunately, here in Fallbrook, our Catholic school sucks rocks, so we have them in public school, but heavily involved in a local Christian (Presbyterian) youth group, and it’s working wonders with them. They spend time volunteering and helping others and learning the values of stewardship and sacrifice that were so important to me as a kid.

I know a lot of folks joke about “surviving” Catholic school and I’m one of them, but I received an unparalleled education from one of the premier teaching orders (I consider only the Christian Brothers superior to the Jesuits in that regard), as well as learning about giving back and sharing your gifts (and the Catholics excel at this in my opinion).

While San Diego doesn’t have the Catholic HS presence that the SF/Bay Area does, you still have excellent schools like Uni, St. Augustine and Cathedral to choose from.

[paramount]

Aecetia: Keep in mind we may become an agricultural nation once again in the not-to-distant future…

[paramount]

Aecetia: Keep in mind we may become an agricultural nation once again in the not-to-distant future…

[paramount]

Aecetia: Keep in mind we may become an agricultural nation once again in the not-to-distant future…

[paramount]

Aecetia: Keep in mind we may become an agricultural nation once again in the not-to-distant future…

[paramount]

Aecetia: Keep in mind we may become an agricultural nation once again in the not-to-distant future…

[temeculaguy]

paramount, believe me, she needs no encouraging, for gods sake, don’t provoke her or we will be subject to weeks of debate on the merits of urban chickens again.

Now that i think of it, Aecitia and allan have so many similarities it’s scary, If i didn’t know for a fact that they are different people and that Aecitia hates the raiders and loves the chargers, and the fact that I intorduced her to this site after allan was already here, I’d have my suspicions. I’m probably the only one that doesn’t have them.

[temeculaguy]

paramount, believe me, she needs no encouraging, for gods sake, don’t provoke her or we will be subject to weeks of debate on the merits of urban chickens again.

Now that i think of it, Aecitia and allan have so many similarities it’s scary, If i didn’t know for a fact that they are different people and that Aecitia hates the raiders and loves the chargers, and the fact that I intorduced her to this site after allan was already here, I’d have my suspicions. I’m probably the only one that doesn’t have them.

[temeculaguy]

paramount, believe me, she needs no encouraging, for gods sake, don’t provoke her or we will be subject to weeks of debate on the merits of urban chickens again.

Now that i think of it, Aecitia and allan have so many similarities it’s scary, If i didn’t know for a fact that they are different people and that Aecitia hates the raiders and loves the chargers, and the fact that I intorduced her to this site after allan was already here, I’d have my suspicions. I’m probably the only one that doesn’t have them.

[temeculaguy]

paramount, believe me, she needs no encouraging, for gods sake, don’t provoke her or we will be subject to weeks of debate on the merits of urban chickens again.

Now that i think of it, Aecitia and allan have so many similarities it’s scary, If i didn’t know for a fact that they are different people and that Aecitia hates the raiders and loves the chargers, and the fact that I intorduced her to this site after allan was already here, I’d have my suspicions. I’m probably the only one that doesn’t have them.

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