Thismessagepopsuponmyfeedthismorning.
HenryWinkler
“Ithinkoneofthemostimportantthingsinbeingaparentisseeingyourchildinfrontofyouaswhotheyare—notwhoyouwantthemtobe.Ifyoudothat,itsolvesabouttwomillionproblemsrightoffthebat.”
Iagree,andyetIpush.
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Ididnotoccurtomethatmyideaofcommoncourtesymaynotbecommonafterall,untilmysonquestionedmeinallseriousness,"why",andIdidn'thaveaclearanswer,excepttoacknowledgethatIassumedtoomuch.Forexample,myideaofrespectingtheeldersisn'tascommonasIthought.I,asaapparentshouldactuallyteachthatconcepttomykids.
Theyagreeornot,actornotisuptothem,atleasttheyhearit.
Thisisnotlicensetoscoldkids....[
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Thisisourfourthannualhikedeepinthemountains.Whatmakesthishikedifferentfromothersisthat,Ididnothearasinglecomplaint.Notonlynocomplaint,mysonencouragedmetogowithhimtogofurtherandhigherthanplanned.Wespentthenextadditionaltwohourstrekkinginsolitude,andinsilence.Theentiremountaintopbelongstotwoofus,fatherandson.Themeaningofthisverymomentwillforeverbewithus.
Onthewaydown,hecommentedthisisthebesthikee...[
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Sundayafternoon,IwasassoeagertoannouncetomycollegesophomorethatIhadjustfinishedreadingtheconcurringopinionofClarenceThomas.Hewaitedpatientlyformetofinishmysummary,thoughimpatientwithmyattemptsinrepeating.Hesaid,"dad,Idisagreewiththepremiseinhisargument."
Solongasheisusinghisintellectforthecommongood,notforaparticularideologyorbelief,Iamfinewiththat.Anotionofanyreligionorbeliefthatwoul...[
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IliketoshareanewphraseIlearnedtoday.Thephraseis"heritagespeaker",ascomparedtonativespeaker.
https://www.international.ucla.edu/apc/article/93215
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Istronglyrecommendthebook,TheMartianbyAndyWeir,toany"nerds",thoughIamprettysureallnerdshavealreadyreaditorwatchedthemovie.Ienjoyedreadingitfromcovertocover.
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IfandwhenAmericadeclines,itWILLNOTbebecauseofimmigration,legalorotherwise.
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Narrative.Narrative.Controlyournarrative.Therestwillfallintoitsplaces.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c7LqIthtLK0
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Therearemessagesforbothparents,especiallyAsianparentsandgraduates.
https://www.fandm.edu/commencement/2022-citations-and-remarks/2022/05/16/remarks-by-commencement-speaker-viet-thanh-nguyen
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