Larkin’s famous poem “They fuck you up, your mum and dad” is wrong in a number of interesting ways.
Tag Archives: Parenting
Ted Lasso, Not Larkin, for Child Advice
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Selling Your Child on Idealism
Should parents, knowing what the world is like, encourage their children’s idealism. Maggie Smith takes on this question in an entertaining poem.
An Ideal Mother
When I think of a mother-son relationship that most matches my own, I think of Betsy Trotwood and David Copperfield.
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Talking to Kids about Movies
Stand by Me (Rob Reiner, 1986) Film Friday First, a quick prayer of thanksgiving: my father, who is responsible for my love of literature and film, underwent successful surgery on a blocked artery Tuesday. He had been experiencing sharp pains and a stent was installed. Such are the miracles of modern medicine that, by Thursday […]
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