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Hot Take: Cars Should Have Brakes
At my kids’ daycare, any toddler-on-toddler violence that left a mark got written up—one note for the victim’s parents, another note for the perpetrator’s. These notes were always detailed and direct, but in an effort to prevent ill will between families, the other kid involved
Gather Round
This coming Monday, a few of us will be discussing the book The Breakup. Join us if you feel like it: October 26, 2026 5pm PT / 6pm MT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET Via Zoom In the great tradition of my local book club: you do not have to have done
On Working Small
A couple weeks ago, one of you spotted the phrase “compulsion to reconcile” and asked, knowingly but not unkindly, if I am still serving as a mediator. I am. I continue to work through my local Dispute Resolution Center (DRC), and I continue to love it. Why? 1. Because it
Save the Date?
No column today: I did more than the usual amount of mediating this week, and I’m all out of reasonableness. :-) Instead, I just want to flag that a few of us will be gathering on Monday, October 26 at 5pm PT/8pm ET to talk about The Breakup. Set