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Feb21
On his turn, he would survey the board, see his rag-tag team of freedom fighters next to my superpower country and initiate hostilities.
On his turn, he would survey the board, see his rag-tag team of freedom fighters next to my superpower country and initiate hostilities.
Working at the newspaper does have its advantages. Or so I thought.
That’s the only reasonable explanation for what happens in our home.
No fights to break up at home. No arguments about clothes. You hear the late-night conversations in their rooms and think all is well.
Parenting lectures from your wife don’t carry college credit.
Working in newsrooms isn’t for the faint of heart. Mary Poppins need not apply.
The phone call comes tonight like I knew it would. It’s my oldest boy.
He’s 14, working through the stretch in life where parents only get to see him during visiting hours. And only if nobody’s looking.
“Will you come home and take me with you to the store,” he asks, reaching me at my work desk.
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By themselves, the small steps don’t seem to matter. You wonder if you will ever get where you are going.
It’s time for a different approach. OK, son. Let’s suppose you give up and refuse to do the work in school.
