And Miles To Go Before I Sleep

Go to college, my parents said, you’ll never have to do hard manual work, they said.

Don’t follow your grandfather — and every construction worker — around while he’s working and ask how it’s done, they said. You’re smart enough you’ll never have to work with your hands and you’re a WOMAN for heaven’s sake.

A) They were wrong. B) We all are.

Their advice was absolutely right for their time and place. I get a kick out of going back and listening to my friends being called “doctor” by their nan...