I am sure you have heard about what is going on at Cornell. I'm sure you have thoughts. So do I. The thing about a teenager and young adult that you have to remember is that the power of peers and their approval is very very very important. Even when they know something is wrong, even when they want to do something about the wrongness, even when everything in their body says "do something to make it stop," the lure of peer approval is very very intoxicating. I am not exc
I don't know about you, but I don't especially like to have difficult conversations. I mean, regardless of the intended conversation participant, no one WANTS to get into an argument. Humans are generally speaking community-engaging social creatures. We like to get along with people. The general mindset is to be WITH the general consensus, and not be contrary. That being said, sometimes one must broach difficult topics. We want to enjoy quality and sustainable relationsh
