{"id":270,"date":"2014-12-04T16:06:11","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T23:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/happyhomeschooling.com\/?page_id=270"},"modified":"2015-07-09T10:30:13","modified_gmt":"2015-07-09T16:30:13","slug":"kind-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happyhomeschooling.com\/site\/kind-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Kind at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3761\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/happyhomeschooling.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ivy-529767_1280.jpg?resize=300%2C166&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ivy-529767_1280\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/happyhomeschooling.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ivy-529767_1280.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/happyhomeschooling.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ivy-529767_1280.jpg?resize=1024%2C568&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/happyhomeschooling.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ivy-529767_1280.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 270px;\">Kind at Home<\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 270px;\">I&#8217;d like for folks to say of me,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 270px;\">No matter where I roam,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 270px;\">&#8220;That child is nice and gentle\u2014but<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 270px;\">She&#8217;s sweeter far at home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 270px;\">&#8220;Her temper never does she lose,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 270px;\">She&#8217;s patient as can be<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 270px;\">She always tries to spread content,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 270px;\">Among the family.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 270px;\">&#8220;She always tidies up her room;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 270px;\">And like a gentle maid,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 270px;\">She strives in countless little ways<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 270px;\">To be on some real aid.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 270px;\">&#8220;She welcomes, with a friendly smile,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 270px;\">The neighbors as they come;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 270px;\">She&#8217;s quite a nice girl anywhere\u2014<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 270px;\">But sweeter far at home&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>May I recommend:<\/b><\/p>\n<table width=\"600\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.happyhomeschooling.com\/humility\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/happyhomeschooling.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9455.jpg?resize=144%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_9455\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" border=\"1\" \/><br \/>\nHumility<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.happyhomeschooling.com\/self-control\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/happyhomeschooling.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/homeschooling_0086_DCP_2842_2.jpg?resize=144%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"homeschooling_Ammon hamburger-0086_DCP_2842_2\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" border=\"1\" \/><br \/>\nThe King of Me<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lovetolearn.net\/When-Queens-Ride-By\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/happyhomeschooling.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/10502.jpg?resize=93%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"10502\" width=\"93\" height=\"144\" border=\"1\" \/><br \/>\nWhen Queens Ride By<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kind at Home I&#8217;d like for folks to say of me, No matter where I roam, &#8220;That child is nice and gentle\u2014but She&#8217;s sweeter far at home. &#8220;Her temper never does she lose, She&#8217;s patient as can be She always tries to spread content, Among the family. &#8220;She always tidies up her room; 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