A little introduction for new and old followers alike: First off, I’m no one special in the grand scheme of things, but I’d like to think I’m very special to my family, and I’ve designed my life off that presumption. My name is Greg, and I live with my young, growing Catholic family of 6 in northwestern RI on our homestead, where we homeschool our kids and tend to our chickens, veggies and flowers (with more additions planned in the future). I write for a Substack publication called Kinward and record a daily podcast called The Dissident Dad Show, while working on building a family business. I believe in this idea called eternalist generationalism, where responsibility doesn’t end with my lifespan or my kids’ childhoods, because it reaches upward to God and eternity, and outward into the moral, spiritual, economic, and ecological world my descendants (and my neighbors’ descendants) will have to live in. If eternity is real, then I’m obligated to build a rightly ordered micro-civilization, not just carve out a private, comfortable life. I think we’d all be a little better off if we focused on our local economies of land, people, and politics rather than getting worked up over national or global happenings. In fact, I think we’d be much happier overall. I love New England and American wouldn’t live anywhere else. I have ancestry going back to the Mayflower, so you could say I’m a Mayflower American. I’ve also fought for this country, and so have five generations of men in my family. But you wouldn’t see my kids or me going abroad to fight in any wars right now; rather, if anything, you’ll see us fighting for our own local communities and people if it came to that. I love nature and the American landscape; exploring it, being tethered to it. One of the greatest feelings is walking through the woods all day watching a bird dog run around looking for grouse and woodcock and the thrill that comes from shooting it when flushed. I think our lives would be more enriched if we conserved this natural world of ours as best as possible. Finally, I think the nihilistic mind rot of our modern age has destroyed so much beauty that used to exist in our homes, architecture, landscaping, the way we dress and treat others, our faith in a higher being, our cooking and baking and how we even present it, and even how we just think, act, and converse with ourselves and each other. We destroy nihilism through beauty. The beauty found in family, faith, nature, traditions, our communities and parishes, and having the freedom to live this way without being oppressed by any governmental entity. Thanks for following along.

large family twitter looks like a monastic order compared to whatever th is happening with large families on instagram and tiktok

more of a spooky pumpkins guy, less of a front yard full of demon creatures guy

the new RI Costco is going to be 17 min from me and honestly it’s still too far

Christina walking around in a pumpkin smuggler shirt really has me right now

thank you son

what a cozy looking fox

we recently paid off the 2nd of our two vehicles and now I’ve officially entered my “we’ll sell it over my dead body” era

this is ultimately why I love and prefer reading to my children the original brothers Grimm fairy tales over the watered down versions “so the doves pecked the eyes out of her step sisters bc they were mean and liars?” “yes.”

there may be no greater testament to the goodness of children than a father wishing he’d had more.

you will not regret it

Christina told me something Madison whispered to her during Mass on Sunday. our Dominican priest was speaking about dual citizenship, how through baptism we become citizens of heaven. Madison leaned over and asked if a friend of hers was baptized. “no.” she became terribly upset. “then he won’t be able to come to heaven with us.” only 6yo and when she hears that heaven is her home, her first thought is whether a friend will be there too. I told her I had a good feeling he will be soon. then tonight at dinner, she said a prayer for him and his sisters. beautiful. all of it. I’m in awe.

an 18mo taking a running start just to hug you is peak existence