An admission from someone who grew up without a cell phone: My generation knows there should be rules, but we don’t have the slightest idea what they are. We know what irritates us; we know the benefits; we know that some online activities suck time and create teenage zombies. But we’re not comfortable creating etiquette […]
Read More →Death is a natural part of life. Except it’s not. Death, by definition, is the antithesis of life. It may be natural and universal, but once you’re dead, any direct relationship you had with the living ends with it. The following is death advice for teenagers – the ones who will never read it: Want […]
Read More →My kids forced me to say things. Some statements are universal in parenting, such as “Because I said so, that’s why.” Some statements not so much. We often assume intelligence in our offspring only to be disappointed. My son once asked permission to stick his head through a screen door. Kudos for asking, but surely, […]
Read More →My adult daughter, a child of divorce, wants to know the secret of lifelong wedded bliss. How, she wonders, can she avoid divorce and have “I do” last until one spouse dies of very old age. As one half of the divorce that impacted my daughter, I don’t feel qualified to give advice. But […]
Read More →In an earlier post, I created an hypothesis: That some people can almost literally feel what you feel; that the ability to empathize exists in a wide range, and people at the top are bombarded with emotions sucked off other people. (See Could biology impact political views?) I think I’m one of these emotional […]
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