Michelle -- This may be one of the best essays I think I've read about responsibility vs blame. The mix of objective observation and personal history really makes it: speaking as a mother and as a child, speaking as human being who is a mother who is still fallible ... so much here resonated for me.
I got the link from Alis (Kate Elliott). I'd like to post a link to this on my own Facebook, with your permission (and I'd even like to bookmark it for possible use with students who seem unable to make the distinction). I realize you made it public, but didn't want to have a virtual stranger swoop in to share without making sure it was okay. :-)
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Date: 2012-06-27 04:30 am (UTC)I got the link from Alis (Kate Elliott). I'd like to post a link to this on my own Facebook, with your permission (and I'd even like to bookmark it for possible use with students who seem unable to make the distinction). I realize you made it public, but didn't want to have a virtual stranger swoop in to share without making sure it was okay. :-)
Thanks again for a careful, and honest, essay.