IT’S A thrill to fulfill your own childhood dreams, but as you get older, you may find that enabling the dreams of others is even more fun.

My favorite childhood toy was … My favorite childhood game was … The best movie I ever saw as a kid was … I don’t do it much but I enjoy … If I could lighten up a little, I’d let myself … If it weren’t too late, I’d … My favorite musical instrument is … The amount of money I spend on treating myself to entertainment each month is … If I weren’t so

This is how it works: You’ve always wanted to be a writer, but instead you decide you should become a health care worker. You go to school for four years. You get a degree in social work. You are at your first day of your new job, listening to an orientation, and you realize you really did want to be a writer. You quit your job, go to the library w

kids are “not having the problems and the exhilaration of getting there on their own.”