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“MY truth?”
There’s a grammatical and intellectual tragedy occurring with the word “truth”. It’s been reduced to something that we can each own—my truth, his truth, her truth. Truth in reality is greater and grander than anything anyone can call their own;… Read more
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Nothing is free
This is just a quick reminder that nothing is free. Nothing. Someone is paying for it in one way or another–though an organization, through taxes (which many but not all of us pay), etc. It may even be a no-strings-attached… Read more
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Thoughts on Socialism
As the child of a history teacher, and a student of history as well, I was wondering for decades if the lack of teaching on history was going to catch up and bite us. That time is here. The utter… Read more
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Love Your Children: Part three of three
Don’t (automatically) defend them/take their side. Again, we’re not talking about an issue of physical protection. Not the issue here. My story again involved one of my own. There was a “particular opportunity” where I felt my child should have… Read more
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Love Your Children: Part two of three
Don’t feel sorry for them. I grew up in a house of music. My mother was a fan of Judy Garland, and when Garland died, there were articles galore bemoaning her many misfortunes. Full of compassion, I shared with Mom… Read more
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Love Your Children: A Three-Part Series
A Strange Subtitle: Don’t Believe Them, Don’t Defend Them, and Don’t Feel Sorry for Them By Mark DuPré We parents live in scary times. Wars and a roller-coaster economy are enough to make many of us lose sleep. Some of us… Read more
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Preventing Entitled Children
PART THREE OF THREE Don’t automatically defend them and take their side. Again, we’re not talking about an issue of physical protection. Physically, we as a society are falling tragically short in this area. We let go of children far… Read more
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Preventing Entitled Children
PART TWO OF THREE Don’t “feel sorry” for them. I grew up in a house of music, especially popular music from the first half of the twentieth century. My brother and I can still sing the verses to some of… Read more
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A Failure of Imagination
The title phrase is not original to our generation, but it became famous when the 9/11 Commission used it to address the “Why didn’t we see this coming?” question about the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Of course, the… Read more
