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2. Two of the biggest factors in my daughter's development

I've said this many times to many people.

First the second we found out we were pregnant my wife went full healthy organic etc. this continued for several years. Almost every Saturday morning my wife and daughter would dive out to a farm and buy the week's meat poultry and eggs.

Second, my daughter showed some promise at art. When she was about 5 I randomly sent an email to a dean at a local art school (#1 art school in the country) and by pure happenstance we met my daughters art tutor who is basically part of the family. 4 years she came by almost every Sunday for 2 hours. We paid her well and pretty much paid her rent while she was in school.

I can't stress how much those two things had on my girls development.