Raising Uptown
@raisinguptown.bsky.social
Raising Uptown isn't just about urbanism, family life & our commitment to raising independent, strong & free children
In this space we share our adventures, document life as it is & advocate for a world that can be better through our attention & effort
In this space we share our adventures, document life as it is & advocate for a world that can be better through our attention & effort
“He alone of two billion people on Earth may not speak in Germany.”
December 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“He alone of two billion people on Earth may not speak in Germany.”
Me, calming our hound dog after she discovers a squirrel couple nesting on our bedroom windowsill, “you can share the space” I say. “It’s a growth opportunity” I declare. She looks at me cynically.
November 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Me, calming our hound dog after she discovers a squirrel couple nesting on our bedroom windowsill, “you can share the space” I say. “It’s a growth opportunity” I declare. She looks at me cynically.
Our 7 year old has emerged as a motivated independent reader. Dog Man has him hooked. His brother, three years old, copies the affection and pretends to read Dog Man books as well
Great stuff
Great stuff
November 18, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Our 7 year old has emerged as a motivated independent reader. Dog Man has him hooked. His brother, three years old, copies the affection and pretends to read Dog Man books as well
Great stuff
Great stuff
At the Chicago lakefront, bustling for a November night, 7 year old is close to his bedtime but instead enjoying a bliss field reprieve as he runs and jumps and dips and dives across the cool beach sand
November 13, 2025 at 1:58 AM
At the Chicago lakefront, bustling for a November night, 7 year old is close to his bedtime but instead enjoying a bliss field reprieve as he runs and jumps and dips and dives across the cool beach sand
“This is America”
November 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
“This is America”
I really love this city
November 1, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I really love this city
Can report hell on earth in Chicago as well
October 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Can report hell on earth in Chicago as well
Total fucking war zone
October 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Total fucking war zone
There is a “dog who caught the car” element at the heart of any successful fascist movement
October 8, 2025 at 3:03 AM
There is a “dog who caught the car” element at the heart of any successful fascist movement
The mood in Chicago right now
October 3, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The mood in Chicago right now
That host of policies coincide with a reduction in crime. The radical right promised the removal of cash bail would lead to a massive crime surge. The opposite happened.
Again, the most dangerous neighborhoods in Chicago have also been the most heavily policed for decades. Why is this True?
Again, the most dangerous neighborhoods in Chicago have also been the most heavily policed for decades. Why is this True?
October 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
That host of policies coincide with a reduction in crime. The radical right promised the removal of cash bail would lead to a massive crime surge. The opposite happened.
Again, the most dangerous neighborhoods in Chicago have also been the most heavily policed for decades. Why is this True?
Again, the most dangerous neighborhoods in Chicago have also been the most heavily policed for decades. Why is this True?
Despite a very competitive and occasionally contentious soccer match being played nearby, the only violence we have seen is AM… people associated with a cross fit event parking their private vehicles on a city track
September 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Despite a very competitive and occasionally contentious soccer match being played nearby, the only violence we have seen is AM… people associated with a cross fit event parking their private vehicles on a city track
Another morning in the hellish war zone that is the city of Chicago
September 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Another morning in the hellish war zone that is the city of Chicago
Littlest kid filled with overwhelming joy as he rolls down a hill in a Chicago park while his big sis runs a race
September 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Littlest kid filled with overwhelming joy as he rolls down a hill in a Chicago park while his big sis runs a race
Can’t help but think about the Futurist influence on radical right politics and their embrace of masculine danger as embodied by the speeding car
September 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Can’t help but think about the Futurist influence on radical right politics and their embrace of masculine danger as embodied by the speeding car
“He alone of two billion people on Earth may not speak in Germany.”
September 16, 2025 at 3:58 AM
“He alone of two billion people on Earth may not speak in Germany.”
