I love the "accountability family" -- that idea is a seed that I hope will root and grow for me. Thank you for articulating all this about our responsibilities to public goods!
I do think I need to start calling people out because I have no trouble calling them out when they muscle their way ahead of someone in line, or treat people disrespectfully in another way. I speak up when I hear someone say something racist, or prejudiced so why am I not calling people out when they don't wear a mask? Thank you, Belle, for reminding me that our children are watching. Modeling is strongest form of teaching. We are shaping the America of the future through action and inaction. I can't bear the thought of a more selfish country than the one we have right now but there is always room for decline, Thanks for waking me up! My love to you and everyone in your family.
Thank you, Anne! It's so confusing--the other day I went into True Value Hardware with the girls and the employees weren't wearing masks. I thought, "Did Chatham do away with a mask mandate?" Then I looked it up and saw that no, we still require masks. Next I went to the grocery store and just about everyone was wearing masks, except for a couple with a young (maybe 2-year-old?) kid. I said nothing, because I think people are now so ready to argue with you... yes, always room to go lower!
Thanks for giving us so much to think about. I love how these newsletters get me out of my own head. When I’m too tired to read or too frayed to talk, cats and plants are helpful too.
I love the "accountability family" -- that idea is a seed that I hope will root and grow for me. Thank you for articulating all this about our responsibilities to public goods!
Thank you, Andrea!
I do think I need to start calling people out because I have no trouble calling them out when they muscle their way ahead of someone in line, or treat people disrespectfully in another way. I speak up when I hear someone say something racist, or prejudiced so why am I not calling people out when they don't wear a mask? Thank you, Belle, for reminding me that our children are watching. Modeling is strongest form of teaching. We are shaping the America of the future through action and inaction. I can't bear the thought of a more selfish country than the one we have right now but there is always room for decline, Thanks for waking me up! My love to you and everyone in your family.
Thank you, Anne! It's so confusing--the other day I went into True Value Hardware with the girls and the employees weren't wearing masks. I thought, "Did Chatham do away with a mask mandate?" Then I looked it up and saw that no, we still require masks. Next I went to the grocery store and just about everyone was wearing masks, except for a couple with a young (maybe 2-year-old?) kid. I said nothing, because I think people are now so ready to argue with you... yes, always room to go lower!
Thanks for giving us so much to think about. I love how these newsletters get me out of my own head. When I’m too tired to read or too frayed to talk, cats and plants are helpful too.
Thank you, Laura! Bea is so into propagating and growing plants. We'll probably post about that.