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Discussing an incredible story of an adventure to see your family’s legacy in real life, and the value of play in childhood and as adults.
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This is one of the more incredible family stories I’ve read, and the author sets the example in rediscovering what your ancestors (her grandpa) sacrificed so you could live.
Read this post, then read the post she’s quoted.
littlest.mrs@littlestmrs
It’s 82 years later and I’m standing on a rural country road in a tiny town in Italy, looking at the very farmhouse where the whole story began.
If things had been a few feet different, and it had been my grandpa hit and killed, I wouldn’t exist. My dad wouldn’t have existed.
littlest.mrs @littlestmrs
Gahhh… it’s after midnight, and I’m bouncing-off-the-walls excited because I’m pretty sure I’ve found the approximate modern-day location where there used to be a farmhouse near Anzio, Italy, which is referenced in a bunch of the sources I’ve been using to piece together my
4:49 PM · May 23, 2026 · 836 Views
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The article shared here is worth the read if you have doubts about the value of play—or the cost/benefit of non-stop extracurricular activities sucking up a child’s life.
Rebecca Kay@becathome4
This is what I was talking about yesterday. Play, play, play.
The poor elementary age kids who are gone all day, scarf down an early dinner, and are whisked off to practice/scouts/class 2-3-4 nights a week, then home for a shower and homework and bed. When do they play? When do
The Institute for Family Studies @FamStudies
Today, children have more nutritionally rich diets than their predecessors—but they are lacking in another essential component of child life: the ability to play freely and independently. 🚲
@IvanaDGreco spotlights new legislation from @RepBlakeMoore aimed at addressing the
3:55 PM · May 15, 2026 · 509 Views
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“New Legislation Seeks to Address the Decline in Play”
