From Helen Roy:
Despair is a lie, perhaps the most insidious one available to American parents. Of course difficulty is real and inevitable, but despair paralyzes us precisely in the moment we, as the nucleus of democracy, are called to act in spite of our challenges. So… don’t despair. Plant the community garden. Start the co-op. Lobby for the rights of children and parents, and openly debate the particulars of what that really means. Run for the school board. Host the potluck. Become the village. We should clearly articulate the challenges of parenthood in the modern world, but not without a sincere and demonstrable effort to become of service to one another in real life first.
Our freedom—however fragile—is still real enough to wield, and it actually depends on our mutual trust, reliance, action, and willingness to engage with the truth. If Tocqueville was right, and I believe he was, the future of democracy—and the future of our children—depends on what we choose to do with that freedom right now. (Read more.)
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