“A thousand percent.”

Joseph LongApril 10, 20232023, conversations, J.M. Long, controversy Comments

‘Embrace disagreement.’

No health care for robbers?

CHILDHOODJoseph LongFebruary 17, 20232023, controversy, EZ, LEGO, sickness and health, society, conversations, careers, 03 years old, religion and spiritualityComment

Car whiz (if I get big someday).

CHILDHOODJoseph LongFebruary 25, 20222022, a Friday, conflict, brothers, 11 years old, 05 years old, Mt. Norway, controversyComment

‘Thou shalt not envy thy neighbor’s income or the size of their banana.’

EDUCATION, PARENTINGJoseph LongDecember 27, 20212021, Skatepark School, controversy, money, 14 years old, MDLComment

Muhammad Ali (at war with my niece).

RELATIONSHIPS, CHILDHOODJoseph LongApril 21, 20212021, Relationships, banter, controversy, AKK, 11 years oldComment

He fought.

POLITICS, RELIGIONJoseph LongJanuary 18, 2021politics, heroes, religion and spirituality, controversy, 2021 Comments

I am Dad (hope & guidance for my teen daughter).

PARENTING, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGIONJoseph LongJanuary 10, 2021gender and identity, Girls, dads, 2021, teenagers, MDL, controversy, 13 years old, 13-16 years old, manifesto, conversation Comment

Chivalry (all the real dudes carry cool words, Sir).

EDUCATIONJoseph LongNovember 25, 20202020, MDL, 8th grade, controversy, language and wordsComment

Mitt (once upon a time)...

POLITICSJoseph LongNovember 11, 20202020, politics, controversyComment

Anxious.

POLITICSJoseph LongNovember 5, 20202020, politics, controversy, FacebookComment

Trump's attack on democracy (link + commentary).

POLITICSJoseph LongNovember 4, 20202020, politics, controversy, FacebookComment

Valerie Plame (DJ update).

Joseph LongOctober 20, 20202020, controversy, secrets, J.M. Long Comment

Friends and neighbors, part 1.

POLITICSJoseph LongJune 11, 2020politics, current events, 2020, controversy, Coronavirus Comment

We are janitor.

So we watched. Watched him gasp. Watched him call out for his Mama. Watched him go limp. Watched the footage of courageous citizen journalists who dared and cared to keep recording and filming while four white men with guns enabled the murder of a black man, handcuffed, on the ground,

a knee on his legs,
a knee on his back,
a knee on his neck.

We watched as this happened.

Because I could not allow them to not. There may be all kinds of thoughts and ideas and perspectives on how old kids should be before having to deal with heavy stuff. I don’t pay too much attention to it. I’ve talked with our kids from the time they were in the womb, through infancy and toddlerhood and early childhood all the way up to the ages they’re at.