Tag: growing up

LETTERS TO MY CHILDREN (2): RAISING OPTIMISTS IN A COMPLICATED WORLD

.Reading time 8 minutes.

I have been writing in series; pieces that are written independently but which come together as a collection of related thoughts. “Letters” is one of them. I started writing these several months ago, when my children were all living at home due to COVID restrictions, but at the same time, they were getting ready to […]

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Letters to My Children: raising optimists in a complicated world

.Reading time 13 minutes.

I have been writing in series; pieces that are written independently but which come together as a collection of related thoughts. “Letters” is one of them. I started writing these several months ago, when my children were all living at home due to COVID restrictions, but at the same time, they were getting ready to […]

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the only way out is through

.Reading time 10 minutes.

It was early May, and I was in the car on the way home from work.  When you work in a school, May is perhaps one of the busiest times of year, and it is also a time of celebration.  May means final exams, yes. But it also means prom, awards ceremonies, and graduation. As […]

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