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This whole thing can go by so fast. Because you have so much going on. Because you feel…
Marcus Aurelius’s father died when he was young. But then this young boy who was cursed by tragedy…
Lyndon Johnson grew up poor. Like, log cabin, almost 19th century poor. He was not, like his future…
Is there anything sadder than a person whose work is their life? They neglect their family, they put…
You don’t need your kid to be a rocket scientist to be special. You don’t need to teach…
They say it all the time. When will this be over? Are we there yet? Why is this…
In his Broadway show, Bruce Springsteen—whose songs have often focused on the painful legacy of our parents—explained the…
When Martin Luther King Jr. took over Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, AL, he insisted on a…
In 1982-83, Jim Valvano coached the North Carolina State basketball team to a National Championship title. The Wolfpack was a mid-ranked team that entered the…
In early January, Kobe Bryant got a note from a reporter at ESPN. She was working on a story about a moment in Lakers’ history…
Ernest Hemingway was not a great husband or, as often as he should have been, a great father. He had four wives, at least one…
There is a type of parent out there. Career-wise, they are killing it. They have a good marriage to an income-earning spouse and together they…
If you ever hear yourself uttering these words, “How could you have been so stupid?” to your kids—because they just got escorted home by a…
Your kids should be grateful. Not to you and mom, of course, you’re just doing your job. You’re legally and biologically obligated. Your kids should…
Dr. Edith Enger’s son was born with athetoid cerebral palsy. A diagnosis like this would be scary whenever one gets it, but getting it decades…
When we think teacher, we think classroom. When we think leader, we think the corner office or the lectern or a general in front of…
It makes sense that you and mom would make most of the decisions for your kids. You guys know more. Your kids basically know nothing….
A few weeks ago, there was a fascinating piece about the controversial NFL receiver Antonio Brown. Of course, anything about Antonio Brown is fascinating—his behavior…
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