Entries in Children (11)

Saturday
Jul242010

Growing up slowly

I read an article on CNN the other day that could very well have been written by me, save for the marriage, divorce, and siblings. No, the root of the article addressed an issue that many in my generation fight on a daily basis. We've grown up being compared to our friends, classmates, family members...anyone our parents may have considered as belonging to our peer group.

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Wednesday
Jul212010

Smarter, Better, Faster, Stronger

I was on Twitter the other day, lazily skimming through baseball game results and NY Times headlines when something caught my eye. An acquaintance wrote: "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance." While that makes a lot of sense, there was something wrong with the picture...

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Sunday
May022010

He ain't heavy, he's my...oh, wait. He is kinda heavy.

A lot of us take for granted our ability to bend down and tie our shoes. It's easy for us to fit in the backseat of most cars when necessary. We can find clothes in our size at most stores. But there are literally an estimated 42 million children worldwide who don't have that luxury.

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Thursday
Apr222010

Funhouse Mirror Mind

Imagine waking up in the morning, stumbling into the bathroom, and catching a glimpse of yourself in the mirror. Who do you see? Most of us see ourselves, disheveled but nonetheless looking pretty close to how we normally do to others. But there are some people who see someone completely different.

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Monday
Apr192010

1, 2, 3, 4...

Yesterday, as I sat at my desk with bad music blaring through my headphones, I found myself musing on the state of today's music. Huge hooks, catchy melodies, songs that stay with you, even when you don't want them to. But what happened to the geniuses of yesteryear? Where is the next Paul McCartney or Elliot Smith? Who will be the next John Coltrane or Van Morrison? Will we ever again have distinctive, soulful, honest voices like Gladys Knight, Debbie Harry, or Etta James? The answer is maybe.

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Wednesday
Mar032010

Backstory

We've heard the stories about victims of abuse, women or children who were broken by an abuser, friends or family or neighbors who turned into hollow shells of themselves. But what of the abuser? Who is he?

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