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Childhood Memories

Learning, Naturally

Michelle Howard | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Childhood Memories, David-Sobel, Child Psychology, Outdoor Education, Environment, Nature-Deficit-Disorder, Nature Deficit Disorder, Parenting, Teachers, Teaching, Childhood, Learning, Living News
Michelle Howard

Is it possible that all that time wandering around outside talking to myself had something to do with my aptitude at school? Boredom, which drove me outside, is an art lost to contemporary childhood.

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Why Do We Hate Good-Byes?

Robert Fuller | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Moby Dick, Good-Bye, Indignity, Self, Dignity, Farewell, Recognition, Death, Keats, Answers, Malrecognition, Columbine, Goodbye, Questions, Identity, Why Do We Hate Good-Byes?, Emily Dickinson, Elderly, Companionship, Childhood Memories, Emotional Wellness, Memories, Friendship, Emerson, Emotions, Living News
Robert Fuller

Our distaste for good-byes is a reminder of our unfathomable mutual dependence. An individual self cannot come into being, let alone endure, absent the recognition of others.

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Losing a Childhood Home

Jessica Keener | Posted 08.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Childhood Memories, House, Loss, Childhood, Living News
Jessica Keener

My father's garden gained momentum in May amassing to one thrilling river of colors and scents. But Inside my house, life wasn't as pretty.

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Homes We Leave Behind

Jessica Keener | Posted 08.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Childhood Memories, Home, House, Home Ownership, Living News
Jessica Keener

Yesterday, I was walking in my old neighborhood in Newton, M.A., and I passed a house that I think of as "Ginny Hyde's house." The thing is, Ginny hasn't lived here for more than 30 years.

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If What Your Parents Feed You Doesn't Kill You,It Will Make You Stronger (Apologies to Nietzsche)

Kaity Tong | Posted 07.17.2009 | Local

Read More: Growing Up, Childhood Memories, Food, Parenting, Personal Health, New York, Local, Local News
Kaity Tong

I don't know about you, but my head is spinning from all the studies that come out almost daily about how one food is good for your kids one day, and terrible for them the next.

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Guns, Germs, and Squeals

Joseph LeDoux | Posted 06.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Farmer's Markets, Brain, Brains, Swine Flu, Agribusiness, Rodeo, Green Living, Childhood Memories, USDA Policy, Memory, Cajun Food, Living News
Joseph LeDoux

I learned what a brain was by digging bullets out of them as a kid in my father's meat market. That was before mad cow disease, when most people thought cow brains were a tasty delight.

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I Almost Forgot, I Hate Politics

Leighann Lord | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Childhood Memories, Obama Inauguration, Self-Esteem, Barack Obama Inauguration, Barack Obama, Junior High School, Memories, Teenagers, Politics, Elections, Self Esteem, Adolescence, Seventh Grade, Inauguration, High School, Middle School, Student Council, Politics News
Leighann Lord

In seventh grade, we set up my school's first student council. Being a shoe-in for valedictorian I naturally planned to run for president, until I found out that my best friend, Jennifer, was running too.

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Tim Russert: A Different Type of American Royalty

Peter Sims | Posted 05.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Childhood Memories, Bowdoin College, Children, Tim Russert Dead, Tim Russert Family, Tim Russert, Tim Russert Children, Memories, Politics News
Peter Sims

Tim will always set a great example for me. Today I feel jolted and numb with grief, already missing him more than I could have imagined. That legacy is the mark of a selfless person and leader.

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