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Shielding Our Kids From the Harsh Realities of Life

This is a lovely guest post by Stuart M. Perkinsfrom Storyshucker. My daughter is an intelligent, funny, beautiful young lady already in her late teens I still wrestle with that fact.Not longago I watched as she drove upin her car, walked in high heels, and made a phone call about her job. I was remindedthat sadly I was no longer looking at mylittlegirl. Id been reminded of …

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Sexism, New York Times Style

Each ambitious woman discovers her own ugly truth: along the path to success, youve gotta watch out for the false doors, the smoke and mirrors, the landmines disguised as bouquets of roses. Expect them when you least expect them. Sheryl Sandburgs famous Lean In philosophy didnt quite capture this part. Yes, lean in. Work hard. Work smart. But recognize that workplaces, especially the most powerful, highly compensated, male-dominated echelons of politics, journalism …

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When Bad Parenting IS Our Business

I can imagine few things more horrifying than living for months on a 36-foot sailboat with a 3-year-old and 12-month-old.Youd have to pay me, oh, about 20 million bucks to step foot onto a small sailboat with two young kids.And even then, I wouldn’t do it. I wouldn’t even take kids that age on an ocean liner cruise ship. For the simple reason that I would be endangering the lives …