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Meghan Cox Gurdon: A tiny robin leaves the nest, and nature takes its course

Meghan Cox Gurdon

Published: Sat, May 18, 2013

We found the first fallen fledgling this week. I could tell something upsetting was happening the minute I came out of the house, from the loud cheeping and cawing and squawking. The noise came from the children; the tiny bird they'd found on the porch was silent. "Don't touch it!" "I'm not...

Meghan Cox Gurdon: A small birthday party may be fun, but it comes with a social cost

Meghan Cox Gurdon

Published: Wed, May 15, 2013

It was getting late, and the mothers on the playground were beginning to shift on their feet. Conversation was lagging, and eventually one of the women waved to her son. "C'mon birthday boy!" she called. "Time to go home!" As the child jumped down from the monkey bars, landing in a group of...