Confessions of a Community College Dean

In which a veteran of cultural studies seminars in the 1990's moves into academic administration and finds himself a married suburban father of two. Foucault, plus lawn care. Comments are welcome. Comments for general readership can be posted directly after the blog entry. For private comments, I can be reached at deandad at gmail dot com. The opinions expressed here are my own (or those of commenters), and not those of my (unnamed) employer.

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Wisdom in a Booster Seat

The Boy, in the back seat on the way to grocery shopping, upon hearing a song on XM Kids about self-esteem:

“I do like myself. I just like other people more.”

In a way, it’s wisdom.

# posted by Dean Dad @ 5:37 AM

Comments:

Out of the mouths of babes... If only more of us shared this sentiment!

# posted by  Oso Raro : 11:46 AM

 

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