The New Fatherhood

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Warning: Eruption Imminent

On generational attitudes to anger and the power of a good metaphor

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Kevin Maguire
Feb 29, 2024
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Illustration by Tony Johnson

It started with a slip of paper passed from teacher to parent during pickup.

“Bodhi: Com neixen els volcans?”

A question poetic in its beauty: “How are volcanos born?” (I didn’t understand this initially—my Catalan is as bad as it gets. Google Translate to the rescue.) Other kids were asked variations on the theme: “Why do volc…

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