Raising the Betts

RTB017: Grandma’s here and Dom and Melanie take her and the kids to their favorite apple picking place and make sure Texas grandma gets her favorite seafood. Two kids start serving Mass and Dom and Melanie discuss the pay-to-pray, hoop-jumping model of sacramental prep.

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* Crowdfunding donations for the Hatke family

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* Confirmation as a Near-Baptist Experience

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* Melanie’s blog: The Wine-Dark Sea

* Dom’s blog: Bettnet

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RTB016: This week, Dom and Melanie talk about the girls joining a Scouts BSA Troop; two of the kids train to be altar servers; Melanie makes an amazing fig, apple, & goat cheese tart; and the kids all go mad for Harry Potter.

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* BSA Scout Troop 13

* Info on Asian pears

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* Melanie’s blog: The Wine-Dark Sea

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RTB015: This week, Dom and Melanie talk about a family “lights out” policy; visiting the Museum of Fine Arts; excitement over Ben Hatke’s new Mighty Jack graphic novel; and the danger of turning faith into pious platitudes in our online persona.

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* Carnival Row on Amazon

* The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance on Netflix

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* The Hazards of Online Faith-Writing, by Amy Welborn

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* Melanie’s blog: The Wine-Dark Sea

* Dom’s blog: Bettnet

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RTB014: On Labor Day weekend, Dom and Melanie welcome friends from the internet into their home; drink some shrubs; and Dom watches and reads some things that are old that are new again.

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* Chiang Mai Chicken from Milk Street Kitchen

* Cheesecake Stuffed Banana Bread

* on Amazon Prime

* Good Eats the Return

* Rise of Skywalker trailer

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RTB013: The Betts were beach bound for birds, but burned. Dom and Melanie cook and eat Tex-Mex fajitas, Sicilian caponata, and a pasta sauce of their own creation. Dom watches Wu Assassins and Melanie is still Fall-ing. Plus suggestions of podcasts for parents to listen with kids.

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* Melanie’s list of podcasts for families to listen together

* Wu Assassins on Netflix

* The Mandalorian official trailer

* Sicilian Caponata recipe from Milk Street Kitchen (subscription req.)

* Grilled Steak Fajitas recipe from Cook’s Country (subscription req.)

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* Melanie’s blog: The Wine-Dark Sea

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RTB012: This week, Dom and Melanie celebrate their anniversary with some jerk and learn American Sign Language at Mass; Dom watches some good movies and Melanie reads some good books; and then delve into some thought-provoking listener feedback.

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* Operation Brothers: The Mossad’s Secret Scuba Operation in Sudan

* Red Sea Diving Resort – Netflix

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* Melanie’s blog: The Wine-Dark Sea

* Dom’s blog: Bettnet

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RTB011: This week, Dom and Melanie celebrate their wedding anniversary, try to deal with neighbor kids who want to be friends with their kids, make bread budding and fried rice with leftovers, and give their take on the Return of Mary Poppins.

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* Blood & Treasure

* World of Tanks

* Alto’s Odyssey and Alto’s Adventure

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* Dom’s blog: Bettnet

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RTB010: It was Melanie’s birthday so she celebrated in true introvert style, plus we have Dorchester-style burgers and lobsters (not at the same time), Dom apologizes for a bad recommendation, and they discuss an ESPN story about a Poor Clare sister and storing treasures in heaven.

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* Wahlburgers

* Hingham Shipyard

* Redeye Coffee Roasters

* Mass. ID Requirements

* Mission of Honor on Netflix

* Milo Gibson

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* “Whatever happened to Villanova basketball star Shelly Pennefather? ‘So I made this deal with God.'” | ESPN

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* Melanie’s blog: The Wine-Dark Sea

* Dom’s blog: Bettnet

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RTB009: The Betts are still recovering from vacation, but Dom and Melanie do have some book recommendations to share (although Dom needs to rescind his approval of Netflix’s Another Life. The very next episode he watched after recording with Melanie contained a lot of objectionable material.). They also discuss this week’s Mass readings and conclude that unlike human parents, God really does want us to keep bugging him for what we think we need.

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* Melanie’s blog post on the Sunday readings: “On the Day I Called for Help”

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* TV: Netflix’s Another Life (Dom no longer recommends you watch this after the very next episode he watched after recording.)

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* Melanie’s blog: The Wine-Dark Sea

* Dom’s blog: Bettnet

* Join the conversation at the StarQuest Facebook page.

* Send us your feedback or comments at [email protected]