A Place for You, Too
A whole-class invitation, a daughter who stands up to her friends, and a father’s astonished “Really?” A reflection on inclusion: choosing our friends is a freedom, but excluding someone to please the group is something else.
Theme
Life
Mistakes, choices, and lessons met along the way.
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Healthy Hypocrisy
We do not always feel like being there. Yet a small sacrifice can show someone they matter. A reflection on consideration, making exceptions and parents' role in teaching children to notice other people's needs.
The School Caretaker's Son
A childhood memory raises a question for parents: does helping a child mean finding a job for them, or giving them the tools to choose among many paths?
Marketing: The Same School
From TV sales pitches to call centres and short-term rentals: recognising how an offer becomes urgent and reclaiming the freedom to choose.
Words Change, but Naming Dignity Is Not Enough
Respectful words matter, but without protections, accessibility and concrete actions, dignity risks becoming just a formula.
The Duty of the Media
From football to gossip, a reflection on the cultural value of media: not just chasing ratings, but opening new horizons for curiosity.
Life After Work
Keeping work separate from the children's lives can leave a family free. Retirement makes room to write without deadlines, while remembering Stefania.
It’s not your fault; the game is too difficult
A childhood table football joke prompts a reflection on defeat, irony and respect: losing a match does not make us losers, and someone better can help us grow.
Rich People Talking About the Poor
Can wealthy people speak about poverty? A reflection on the distance between words, experience and responsibility, without reducing credibility to income.
Two Accusations Do Not Make a Truth
Accusing each other does not establish the facts. A reflection on the responsibility to support our claims, listen and distinguish people, accusations and truth.