Thomas Umstattd Talks About Courtship on Irate, Tireless Minority
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I Was Wrong: A Book About Courtship & Traditional Dating (Now on Kickstarter)
It’s hard for me to admit when I’m wrong. But I was wrong about courtship. So now I’m writing a book about it.
Kathy Blair Eulogy
Today we mourn the loss of Austin’s song bird. Kathy Blair, one of the most influential people in my life. I knew Kathy through the CCSA homeschool choir…
Join Up Dots: How to Handle Success and Failure
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Homeschooling IRL Is Courtship Fundamentally Flawed?
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I Stand With Michael Farris Against The Abuses of the Patriarchy Movement
One of the Founding Fathers of Homeschooling has responded to our most glaring internal issues: Abuse in the name of “Patriarchy”. I am thrilled to #StandWithFarris.
Why Courtship is Fundamentally Flawed Q&A
In the last week, my post Why Courtship Is Fundamentally Flawed received over half a million readers and over 100,000 comments, likes, and shares on Facebook. It has sparked a robust discussion in the comments section with over 1000 lengthy responses.
Why Courtship is Fundamentally Flawed
I grew up as a member of the homeschool community. When I was a teenager, my friends started reading this new book called I Kissed Dating Goodbye. For months we could talk of little else. After reading it myself, I grew into as big an opponent of dating as you could find. Dating was evil and Courtship, whatever it was, was godly, good and Biblical.
Doubt the Doubts: How to Make an Authentic Connection with Customers
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Birthday Poetry
Somehow I found myself in a Mastermind Group with a bunch of authors. If you are wondering how Thomas (not an author) started hanging in an author mastermind group, I can tell you I have no idea. If memory serves me correctly, one of them saw me at a writer’s...
How to Tell the Difference Between “Real Friends” and “Facebook Friends”
I started using Facebook back in September 2005. In those days, Facebook had big brother in the logo and was only for college students. I remember when Facebook came to UMHB. There was a mad rush on the IT department of students doing password resets so that they...Thomas Umstattd Jr.
I'm a Christ Follower, in love with Margaret Umstattd, Father of Mercy and Tommy, CEO of Author Media, Professional Speaker, Podcaster, Wordpress Lover, Marketer, Homeschool Graduate.Courtship in Crisis: The Case for Traditional Dating
Based on the viral blog post Why Courtship is Fundamentally Flawed; Courtship In Crisis, explains where the courtship crisis came from, and why it failed. More importantly, he lays out an alternative model that works.
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