tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677054195356770838.post2405509328979168554..comments2024-01-24T11:31:17.214-08:00Comments on The Dad App: Lucky UsMcCord Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341524921094467756noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677054195356770838.post-24095005320816835592013-12-15T15:50:40.972-08:002013-12-15T15:50:40.972-08:00I so agree with your sense here, Mac, of our respo...I so agree with your sense here, Mac, of our responsibility for all. That phrase, "those cut out of the herd or left behind," is powerful. I'm connecting this with your other great post, about feeling part of a herd, and dispensable. You're really on to something important, with these thoughts about herds, whether they are groups of the wealthy, making money hand over fist, or other groups of privilege (often overlapping groups). <br /><br />I am so aware of all the privileges I have had in my own life, and there is no way that luck played a primary part in this. Or merit, often!! Even though my family grew up with very little money, my parents had just enough inherited assets, and a generous place of work (Denison University), that they could send all of us through college and professional schools. That's just for starters. When I read, in the NYT, that series about the child Dasani, in Red Hook, New York, I am very humbled by how crazily difficult the world is for people without these kinds of privilege, or even a fraction.Harriet Chessmanhttp://www.harrietchessman.comnoreply@blogger.com