On Parenting Adam Lanza, the Sandy Hook Shooter

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Andrew Solomon wrote a wonderful article in the New Yorker recently about Adam Lanza’s father and his search for answers to his son’s awful behavior. The piece included a quote I thought I would share with you today:

All parenting involves choosing between the day (why have another argument at dinner?) and the years (the child must learn to eat vegetables).

As a parent of two teenage boys who do not like vegetables or homework, I can totally relate to this idea.

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