Hey Guys!
Wonderful show this week as always. I've been listening since the first episode and I feel you guys are really hitting your grove in this episode. There is a really nice back and forth between you to. I really enjoyed the question about religion and to hear the two different approaches you are taking. My wife and I just had a son 4 months ago and his name is Gabriel, neither of us are religious at all but we both have a spiritual understanding of the world. I LOVED hearing Dave say "life is suffering", thats one of the basic fundamentals of the buddies religion. It's how we choose to deal with that suffering that allows us to either be content or to be constantly suffering.
Also the whole bullying thing is something I think we all need to be aware of as parents. It's something I know I will need to face at one point or another. I can't remember if it was Jeff or Dave that suggested an open and frank discussion with all parties involved. I felt that was a very enlightened approach, and depending on how the other parents react could be a good way to solve it.
Earlier this week Gabriel was at day care and another child without malice threw a book and it hit him in the head. I immediately went to, now he's going to hate books after having had this traumatic experience of being hit in the head by one. Then I thought to myself, when I was in third grade someone tripped over the cord of a big metal film projector which toppled over and landed square on my head. I hold no ill thoughts towards projectors, or movies.
Jason Hesbach
