There’s a difference between being respectful and being attentive. I thought I understood that distinction — until I realised I didn’t.

I never raised “boys” and “girls” — I raised people. Same values, same expectations, different delivery. This piece reflects on temperament,

When my children said, “That’s not fair,” my response was often simple: Life is unfair. Learn to deal with it. That wasn’t cruelty. It was