| “I fear that some of life’s mystery, its grainy magic, is permanently gone,” writes novelist Teddy Wayne in a reflection on the differences between his childhood in the ’80s and those of kids growing up today. With a focus on the perils of technology, Wayne writes about raising his son and daughter in this mess of a moment. “Since World War Two, I’m not sure there’s been a more harrowing period for tending to children—in America, at least—than these last few years, with the pandemic, the teetering of democracy here and abroad, school shootings, and the ever-sharpening Sword of Damocles that is climate change.” I found the article’s title, “Raising Kids When the World Is Ending,” highly clickable, and the article itself highly readable. I hope you’ll take the time to do so. Spoiler alert: It ends with the assessment that “People always think the world is ending and worry about bringing children into it, but they keep having them anyway.” Have you had this thought, or one like it? Write to me at andrea@time.com. Best,
Andrea |
