Celebrate the Dandelions

I was born in 1945 when families were encouraged to keep secrets. The rule, “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas”, stems from this concept. Unmarried and pregnant young girls were sent to visit their fictitious Aunt Martha, or hidden in the upstairs bedroom. If your father beat your mother, you learned quickly to accept his behavior as the norm in all families. What we now view as abnormal behavior was never discussed with friends, neighbors, or the authorities. There were few laws govern...