Robert Craft
Mr. Craft is a daddy. He is a husband. He is a college student. He is a writer. He is an actor. He is a filmmaker. He owns a small business in which he is a college tutor. He is a boy trapped in an aging mans body who finds himself to be the most hilarious person that he has ever met. He is many things and very thankful that he has had the opportunity to be each.
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Is it Intelligent to Keep Your Smart Phone?Mr. Craft loved his Smart Phone. The problem was his wallet didn't. Is the luxury of a Smart Phone work the cost?
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How Do I Bully Thee? Let Me Count the WaysMr. Craft has two young children and often they clash. Watching them he wonders if its normal sibling behavior, or bullying, or both.
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Which Films Will You See This Summer?Mr. Craft has not been a frequent visitor of his local theater in recent years. The summer of 2012 may change that.
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First Person: Manchester, Ky. Has Chosen Life Over DeathMr. Craft is from what could be considered a dying city. In his adulthood he has since moved back to and bought his first house in a city that he expects change to take place.
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Gluten Free Diet to Avoid Gluten AllergiesMr. Craft has a friend that has a severe gluten allergy. This was a problem because he had to change the way he ate completely.
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How I Turned Tutoring into a Small BusinessMr. Craft has started his own business. It was not easy and it took time. He has found that if you can help people with their education it is a business that is profitable.
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Exercising when You Have Children Requires Subtle CreativityMr. Craft knows that exercise is important but when you have children you have to put forth effort to incorporate them into your routines.
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How Much Did You Spend on Your Wedding?What was it like when Mr. Craft got married? Inexpensive.
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The Fairy Tales of HollywoodMr. Craft has seen quite a few fairy tale themed films in his time. Its amazes him how often they go back to them as a theme.
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First Person: We Have $110,000 in Student Loans and We're Not Done YetDid you go to college? Mr. Craft didn't want to but is anyway. If he had realized the amount of financial strain it would have caused he would have used his better judgment.
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The Stepparent ConundrumMr. Craft thinks that being a stepparent is one of the most thankless and hardest jobs on the planet. It is hard to give all of your love to a child that may or may not look at you as a parental figure.
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The Game that Made a GamerMr. Craft is a video gamer. He always has been. He remembers why and how it happened too.
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First Person: My Budget Doesn't Control MeDoes your budget control you? Or do you control your budget? Mr. Craft has always understood that money is a tool and a tool is meant to be used to your benefit BUT you have to use it properly.
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First Person: Arrested for a Work of FictionHave you ever had a social media nightmare? Mr. Craft is still in disbelief because of what happened to him.
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Murder or 'Bad' Words? 'The Hunger Games' vs. 'Bully'Which is worse? Apparently the MPAA would rather see teenagers die in fiction than let them see a documentary about a problem in reality that has a few choice words. Mr. Craft smells a double standard.
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Mice in the Woodpile, Tears Behind the BuildingMr. Craft is not too manly to admit that he will jump at the sight of a mouse. They just so darn quick and he is just so slow that he can't help it. An injury to a small mouse was a dramatic event in the Craft family home.
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Until We Meet AgainOn your stomach in the desert is never a good place to be when a bounty is on your head.
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Mr. Craft Does Not Hunt EggsMr. Craft does not hunt eggs. Easter means more to him than a celebration. It reminds him of growing up.
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WakingWhat happens when you wake in a place that you were not at when you fell asleep?
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First Person: I'm Paying for Our Vacation With Small BillsMr. Craft will take his family on their first vacation this year. He has been able to pay for it with barely noticing the funds he has removed from his budget.
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First Person: We Paid Off $20,000 Worth of Debt in a Single YearDo you want to own you own home? We did too. It wasn't easy, but here is how he did it.
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Snow DaysMr. Craft's favorite time of year when he was in school was winter. Why? Snow days meant no school. Now that he has children he experiencing snow days all over again.
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First Person: I'll Quit My Job When My House Is Paid OffWhat number would it take for you to say the words "I quit"?Also published on:
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This Ones About Money, HoneyThe Cloey Monster has expressed concern over money. Mr. Craft tries to help her understand based on his own experiences.
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A Question for the GOP CandidatesWhat questions would ask the four remaining candidates in the GOP race? Mr. Craft thinks he knows exactly what he would ask.
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First Person: Facebook's IPO Decision Is About Them, Not UsHow do you feel about Facebook's decision for an IPO? Mr. Craft doesn't quite know yet.
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My Shy BearThe Emma Bear is very much just like her daddy. In more ways than may people may realize. The Bear is a shy one, just as he was, and he wouldn't change it for anything.
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First Person: Unclaimed Income Cost Me $1,500 in IRS FinesDo you work several jobs? Do you work odd jobs? If so it is wise to keep track of them for tax purposes as you go. If forgotten you very well could be reminded of them later by someone else. Someone who wants you to pay for forgetting.Also published on:
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Everyday Experiences Are Everyday TraumaAs a parent as much as it pains us to understand, we can't protect our children from everything. They are going to have negative experiences. It is our job to make sure that they are equipped to handle those experiences with the right perspective.
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A Valentine for Mrs. CraftMr. Craft does not do holidays. When you have the people around that he does, every day is one that is worth celebrating.
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Jurassic Park HatDo you know why you are the way you are? Mr. Craft thinks he does. In this portion he spotlights a person who has had great influence on who he is and why he is that way.
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Value of Your MBADoes your MBA have value? Is a personal conquest worth future years of financial distress? Be sure of the decisions you make.
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A Character so Villainous it was Deemed CriminalIs it Christmas yet? Mr. Craft didn't realize. Good or bad we are blessed to have the lives we have. Join the Craft family for how they spent (or forgot) the holiday season.
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Losing to WinWhen my daughters disagreed over who went next in their game we tossed a coin and learned that sometimes you have to lose in order to get a chance to win.
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Small Children, Divorce and RemarriageWhen my oldest daughter was having trouble understanding me remarrying I wrote her a story to help.
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Let's Learn to DisagreeMy oldest daughter is six years old and learns how to disagree.
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Children Are like PancakesI heard an analogy when my first daughter was born that made me laugh. “Raising children is like making pancakes. You burn the first, then the rest turn out alright.”
