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  • A False Dichotomy: Following Money vs. Following Passion

    “So, what’s next? What are you going to do with your life?” How are you going to earn money?” As seniors conclude their 12th year of formal schooling, they’re being bombarded with the same questions we fielded years ago. I remember struggling with these on the eve of my open house, where my parents’ friends…

  • The New TikTok Challenge

    For the impossible task of choosing a film for movie night with my kids, I’ve resorted to Googling “Best kids movies of 1984” so I can force them to watch what I watched as a six-year-old. They give it twenty minutes before they can turn it off. Last Friday I chose The Neverending Story, a film…

  • Keeping Up With The Joneses

    A few weeks ago, my 6-year-old yanked out his loose front tooth, leaving a trail of blood droplets on the floor. That night, the tooth fairy did her thing and I went to bed smiling, excited to see the joy on Sam’s face when he woke up the next morning. Like most of us, he…

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