by Them Before Us | Oct 28, 2024 | Stories, Uncategorized
My mom was 17 years old, and my dad was 23 when they got married. They had four children together. We bounced around from home to home until I was about 9 years old. That’s when my dad got a stable job and was able to afford our own place. Most of the time, it is...
by Jennifer | Jan 14, 2022 | Around the World, United Nations
In 2016, Katy Faust was a part of the United Nations Panel on “The Rights of the Child: Parents, Science, and Experience.” You can see the entire presentation at this link. Katy’s presentation begins at hour 1:19.
by Them Before Us | Apr 21, 2020 | Stories |
I’ve been meaning to write about my childhood for years but I kept kicking the can down the road. No more. I shall divide the story of my childhood into two parts: the early years from 1998 to 2009 (parents’ divorce), and 2009 to 2015 (when I had an epiphany and began...
by Them Before Us | Apr 30, 2019 | Stories |
My mom and dad married in 1967. Early on, it was clear (according to my mom) that dad was more interested in his music (big piano player) than he was in actually taking care of two little boys. My twin brother and I would be in our cribs, crying (needing to be...
