Women speak because they wish to speak, whereas a man speaks only when driven to speech by something outside himself–like, for instance, he can't find any clean socks
— Jean Kerr
2321 Being Embarrassed Being embarrassed by your parents is normal; by your children wouldn't be unusual. It is almost cliche, a near formal rite, the age gap itself defined. It may be best to pretend to be blind because they're not doing it just to be cruel.
5310 Life Isn't Fair Life isn't fair, so we have to be: the universe and luck give and take randomly. But we perceive equity; we howl when we're wronged. We're at our best when we defend others as well. It doesn't much matter if those others belong to our group; it's our principles that compel.