Thank you for this article. I couldn't read the article in The Atlantic so I bought the whole audiobook of Jonathan Haidt's book The Anxious Generation. Wow. A MUST read for all parents and anyone with a smartphone. My husband already started listening too after I told him he absolutely must read it.
This does sound dreadful. But is it worth the author's mental and physical health? I don't think so. There may be some level of addiction to the drama going on. Moving out seems to be the only plausible answer.
@BeeCee92 agree 100%. This article appears on the same page as another one where the author talks about body image and self-loathing, and how it took her 20 years to get past some internalised thoughts about how bodies should look. The juxtaposition is incredible.
The strap line says, "here's exactly what I spent it on", while the article says "with a mysterious $30,000 unaccounted for". Please, provide some more accurate and less baity titles.
Sorry to hear this. I don't get the goal of group gossip. If someone tries to badmouth another person to me, I assume they are untrustworthy rather than 'cool'.
Absolutely you did the right thing by reporting this behaviour. I work in a university and when students complain, it is taken very seriously. The student's complaint is almost always upheld.
It's great that the author has had wonderful experiences travelling with her daughter. I love travelling too, but then we had a son who does not. He finds a change in routine highly dysregulating. We've done several big trips with our two sons, and it's really hard. Don't feel bad if your child doesn't like travel, it's not your fault!
This article does not address the differences in approaches that are required for neurodiverse (ND) and neurotypical (NT) children, which I find surprising.
A great story on an amazing person. It is great to raise awareness about hereditary cancer. Note: we all have two "breast cancer genes" (BRCA1 and BRCA2). When they work properly, they suppress tumours. If you have a pathogenic variant of either gene, you have a greatly elevated risk of some cancers. There are also other genetic mutations linked with breast cancer.
I am a university lecturer. We are actually real, normal people and we understand that life happens. I usually leave a couple of 'hidden' spaces in my classes for just this reason. Simply write to the unit coordinator and explain the problem if you can only attend one particular class and it's already full. There's usually a solution. We want students to succeed.
My brother was a very fussy eater when he was younger. Ate about ten things from age 2-16. It was very challenging for my mum. And then he grew out of it. Nothing special happened. Once he finished high school he had to socialise more and gradually started eating more foods to fit in. There are still things he won't eat (cheese, yoghurt, dips) but you'd never know he used to be fussy.
A couple of years ago I did vegetable gardening every fortnight with my child's pre primary class, together with a small group of mums and grandmothers.
In an otherwise great article focussing on mental health, please consider using another adjective in place of 'insane' when referring to the Twitter response to Piers Morgan.