No One is Just One “Thing”

I recently had an opportunity to share my opinion on a topic I feel pretty strongly about. Which, as you know, does not narrow down the options  AT ALL.

Anyway, the crux of it is this: we do our children and ourselves a disservice with the cultural habit of limiting, or implying limits, when supplying the one line answer expected response to: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” and, “What do you do?” As if one line can sum up a life story or person’s identity.

None of us are, or should be...