Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 258

“We want to get the children as early as possible. Homeless...

“We want to get the children as early as possible. Homeless families are extremely stressed. Often they don’t know what’s coming next. They’re terrified. And that sort of lifestyle doesn’t leave much room for comfort and pleasure and fun. We want to give children a place to be children. And we want to provide their parents with a place to enjoy their children in simple ways: blow bubbles with them, kiss them on the feet, help them put some jam on their toast. While we watch the children, we provide the parents with parenting groups, computer skills, and English classes.”

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Gretchen Buchenholz heads the Association to Benefit Children, which was formed in 1986 to ‘alleviate the suffering of New York City’s children.’ She was first introduced to me as the ‘Steve Jobs of saving lives.’

“I’ve been trying the online dating thing, but I’m an outgoing...

“I’ve been trying the online dating thing, but I’m an outgoing person, so I always imagined meeting someone naturally. I guess I just thought one day someone would sit next to me and strike up a conversation. If somebody walked up to me right now and said, ‘Let’s go explore,’ I’d totally be down for that.”

“What’s your relationship to each other?”“You answer.”“No, you...

“What’s your relationship to each other?”
“You answer.”
“No, you answer.”

“My story didn’t turn out like I thought. Without going into...

“My story didn’t turn out like I thought. Without going into it, I’ll just say that I’m a lot more alone than I thought I’d be at this point. But I’ve also learned that I’m a lot stronger than I realized, and I’m proud of myself for that. We took a beach trip recently. I got us all packed up, drove us there, and we had a great day— all by ourselves. On the ride home, I remember thinking: ‘I got this.’”

“My brother has a big face.”

“My brother has a big face.”

“He just woke up.”

“He just woke up.”

“This was my hockey team. I was the goalkeeper.”

“This was my hockey team. I was the goalkeeper.”

“She’s a very easy child. I thank God for her...

“She’s a very easy child. I thank God for her every day.”

Today in microfashion…

Today in microfashion…

“I feel good right now. Ever since I left my job in insurance,...

“I feel good right now. Ever since I left my job in insurance, I’ve written twelve plays and two children’s books. I’ve had my plays performed in Atlanta, Washington DC, San Francisco, and Yale University. My ex-wife and I have become best friends. I apologize all the time for the man I was before I followed my passion, and she comes to my plays and readings. I moved to New York at the age of 65 to take things to the next level. Now I want to see one of my plays on Broadway.”