The Happiest Place on Earth
In 2001 and 2002, I worked at the Happiest Place on Earth. Yep, Disneyland California. It was a pretty great job for a college student. I had a costume. I worked in a place called Fantasyland. On Saturday nights, I got to see a world-class fireworks show and an...
The Smiley Kid
My job as a physical therapist allows me to work with a lot of special needs kids. One particular 6-year-old kid I work with—let’s just call him Otto—has a condition that ensures he will never be able to walk, talk, transfer himself, toilet himself, or use his...
Dear Busy Parent
Dear Busy Parent, Keeping the kids alive, shuttling them to and from their various activities and schools and daycares, working in order to afford said activities and to survive, taking care of meals and making sure the house is clean and the yard is tidy…there...
Dear Courage
Today’s article is part of our summer series, “Be of Good Courage.” Dear Courage, You are always there for me, but it is up to me to let you in. You have physically shown up when I encountered a scorpion in my home. Do you recall how you...
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