I never lived a single day of my life in or near 1929 but because my grandmother was a child of the depression, it touched every aspect of my home life growing-up. I think about this all the time when I consider our current beliefs about how children should be raised so that they shouldContinue reading “Models Monday: The Great Depression, Parenting, and Us”
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Models Monday: The Great Depression, Parenting, and Us
I never lived a single day of my life in or near 1929 but because my grandmother was a child of the depression, it touched every aspect of my home life growing-up. I think about this all the time when I consider our current beliefs about how children should be raised so that they shouldContinue reading “Models Monday: The Great Depression, Parenting, and Us”
Father’s Day Suite: John Edwards and Impoverished Children
It’s been about a week since John Edwards accepted responsibility for his “sins” in his press conference following the not-guilty verdict in his federal finance charges case. Making the distinction between his personal failings and his commission of crimes was a key strategy in mounting his defense. It is an important distinction. What worries meContinue reading “Father’s Day Suite: John Edwards and Impoverished Children”
Father’s Day Suite: Quiet Acts of Love
Since this is the month where we in the United States celebrate Father’s Day, I want to begin June thinking about fathers. Reading with My Father chronicles some of my engagements with my father’s memory through books, sometimes songs, fashion, and films. Throughout this month, I want to think generally about the idea of fatherhoodContinue reading “Father’s Day Suite: Quiet Acts of Love”
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