My wife & I have been married for 14 months now & the reality of kids is still beyond the foreseeable future.
In fact, we JUST added a third member to the house… a scrappy Hawaiian mixed-martial arts kitten named Cooper. This is step #1a in preparing me for diapers & other related obligations.
Solomon gave me some serious wisdom in Proverbs 24:27 that I’ve taken to heart:
Finish your outdoor work and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.
I’ve still got some serious field work to do before I get busy on the house! But this doesn’t mean I haven’t thought about child-rearing strategy.
There’s a pervasive attitude in America that children “must be taught the value of hard work.” Having taken the proverbial red pill (comprised of equal parts Rich Dad Poor Dad & 4-Hour Workweek), I am fairly convinced it’s immeasurably more important to teach the value of “smart work” as a parent.
What would this look like?
Take the classic lemonade stand. Traditional thought would have little Tommy building the stand, picking the lemons, making the lemonade, and spending weekend hours selling the product for $0.50/glass.
Red pill thought might have Tommy paying artistic neighbor Sally $2 to set up the stand & charismatic neighbor Billy $0.25/glass to work it, keeping $0.25 profit per glass while developing his next venture.
Which model would you teach your kids?
I’m curious to get some feedback on this, particularly from current parents who have also taken the pill. 
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