As though moments of your past lived on and bound you, regardless of any opposite intent you might have had.
“But now, no matter how long my string is, every day just feels so sacred. And I don’t want to waste any time feeling sad or distracted. I just want to be grateful. To live as much life as possible.”
― The Measure
― The Measure
“It's never too late with truth. It stands outside time.”
― The Chance
― The Chance
“What is anxiety if not fear that you cannot handle this world?" I tell him how much I want our kids to trust our very real and alive world, but mostly I want our kids to trust their very real and alive selves.”
― The Opt-Out Family: How to Give Your Kids What Technology Can't
― The Opt-Out Family: How to Give Your Kids What Technology Can't
“As it turns out, I needn't be more engaging for my kids. I need only to be engaged with them.”
― The Opt-Out Family: How to Give Your Kids What Technology Can't
― The Opt-Out Family: How to Give Your Kids What Technology Can't
“But we know the truth, you and I. There are many, many tasks in our very human lives that we don't want to carry out. . . . But somewhere along the way, these mundane tasks stack up to a life. Your favorite song comes on in the grocery store and you can't help busting out your karaoke moves with the cashier, and your son laughs and rolls his eyes and you remember what he looked like at every age that has passed--his dimples at three, the tousled hair at six, the tiny chip in his front tooth you never fixed because everyone grew to love it. You forget the cilantro, but my gosh, the sunrise looks so beautiful in the parking lot.”
― The Opt-Out Family: How to Give Your Kids What Technology Can't
― The Opt-Out Family: How to Give Your Kids What Technology Can't
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