Empathy does not equal enabling

I got some pushback on Tuesday’s post about we the people needing more empathy. Let me muddy the waters a little. You can have empathy for a person’s situation without letting them do whatever they want. You can—often—help a person who is struggling without enabling bad choices. An example: You give your kid an objectively … Read more

We need more empathy

Hello! I’m back and will be writing twice per week—Tuesdays and Thursdays. No more Sunday photos. I’m sharing a photo or two weekly via my newsletter, as well as other writing. If you’re interested, you can sign up here. Just one email every Friday. A friend wrote about her experience in hearing that a local … Read more

Taking time off

Hello, dear readers! A combination of factors is leading me to take a bit of time off from blogging. I expect to be back by Labor Day if not sooner. If you’d like to still engage with my writing and photography in that time, I am continuing to connect with my email subscribers once per … Read more

19June22 photos: sunset

Rocket Kid and I took late evening hikes several days this week, and the sunsets and moonrises were beautiful backdrops. The first two have some light editing done to them. The rest are the way they came out of the camera. This image is available as a print or on several other items here. I … Read more

Kids aren’t good at technology

In the last two years and change, Rocket Kid did a fair amount of schooling online, including a full quarter in an online self-guided program. Fortunately, the work was rarely a problem—he typically understood and could complete assignments. How to navigate on the computer? That’s another matter. Much like his course work, I could show … Read more