Mother's Notes: My Sons Being Ripped from My Arms
As the summer vacation begins, I am home with my sons, as I remain unemployed (trying to start a political writing career), and they are excited about it. They are now 10 and 11 years old. Activities on their agenda this summer are: sleeping in late, playing video games, going to see the Cubs and our hometown team, the Slammers, swimming in the neighborhood pool, and with luck, a family vacation. My agenda for them includes those things, plus some reading and playing outside (besides at the pool), and some activities that will include some life skills and knowledge about the actual world around them. We are lucky and privileged in our lives more than some, and even than most human beings in this world, and it is important that they learn to appreciate and know these things. We don’t have a lot but what we do have, we are grateful. Everyday I am grateful for my sons, my spouse, and the other people who love me. Every day I am grateful for my home, my nation, a...