Kelly Salasin

Category: Parenting

  • The Courage to Change–a child’s response to the Sandy Hook massacre

    “There are too many men with enough courage to kill one another, and not enough men with the courage to stop the violence.” Lee van Laer On Friday, when I learned of the shooting, I wanted to drive to the elementary school in my own town and retrieve my son.  It wasn’t that I was…

  • Batman & Bullets

    “Art is not a mirror to reflect reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.” —Bertolt Brecht I’m only mildly anxious that my teenager is heading out to The Dark Knight. Colorado is 2,000 miles away and security is heightened–everywhere. Even as far away as Morocco, Facebook friends are talking about it. Some say…