I’ve written before that my children taught me many lessons about diversity as they grew up (see here and here). This post is the story of another time I learned something from my son about diversity. This occasion happened within a few months of my son’s third birthday. Exactly when […]
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Getting To Yes . . . Or No . . . Or Any Decision
I’ve mentioned before that my son and I are almost complete opposites on the Myers-Briggs personality types. I am an ISTJ (or an INTJ, depending on the day). He is an ENFP. As a J (Judging type), I make decisions very quickly, often too quickly. Like most Ps (Perceiving type), […]
Continue readingHiking in Switzerland and Family Diversity
Fifteen years ago, in July 1998, our family took a hiking vacation in Switzerland. We arranged the trip through Distant Journeys, which sets up self-guided trips for adventuresome souls. My husband and two children qualify as adventuresome, if I do not. We flew to Geneva and took the train to […]
Continue readingDiversity in Families: A Mother’s Day Gift from My Son
On Mother’s Day, when he was eleven or twelve, my son gave me a pair of earrings – dangling strings of tiny freshwater pearls. I was surprised when I opened the little box he sheepishly handed me to find such a personal and beautiful gift. The earrings must be inexpensive, […]
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