Word: parenthood
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...game of catch is an essential gesture of parenthood too, I believe, when families are working well. Everyone tosses to be understood. The best part of the game is the silence...
...snagged a tryout for the Letterman show. My instructions from Dave's people were explicit: "You'll do seven minutes at the Gotham at 9:30 Tuesday night. We'll be watching." I was primed, since I had just done two killer half-hour shows at a Planned Parenthood benefit in Greenwich, Conn. In hindsight, perhaps I should have realized that contraceptive-loving wealthy suburbanites were not the best test market to prepare for late-night-TV comedy...
Last week and the period before it also brought about a more concrete appreciation of the love and the sacrifices of parenthood. It's no mystery that parents devote unbelievable amounts of energy to caring for their children and have a deep concern for them that is unlike any other human bond. These realities hit home a lot more, however, when one sees his or her friends and peers having children of their own. Perhaps we've all heard our parents and grandparents tell stories about feeding us, putting us to sleep, caring for us and waking...
...approach school with different mindsets and maturity levels, the fact remains that we are not much younger than the couple who now have a son. In fact, many of us may today be close to the age at which our parents gave birth to us. As college students, however, parenthood seems far, far away. The fact of the matter is that thousands of people our age are working full time, marrying and even having children. We are in a fairly unique historical position in having the leisure and opportunity to devote years to studies that otherwise would be spent...
...approach our studies with a degree of responsibility. Studying is not a job per se, but in many senses, it is what we do instead of working, and it should not be taken lightly. The birth of my friend's son was a reminder that we are closer to parenthood than to childhood, and therefore should act accordingly...