Loving E.B. White

[jeannineatkins]

A student wrote a paper on E.B. White who I adore, and now I love his father, too. Apparently E.B. White had a wonderful childhood in the country, a doted-upon youngest child, but he struggled with depression through his life. After graduating from college, he took off with a college buddy to go cross country in a Ford Model-T. (which also happens

Comments

[jeannineatkins]

I'm sure you did, Susan.
And I bet you, like me, like being part of a writing family where we try to see each other the way our own parents could not.

[kellyrfineman]

I love that his father offered him support. And I prefer to think it was whole-hearted and real. Seeing your kids for who they are, and not who you want them to be, is a great gift, methinks.

[jeannineatkins]

It is a great gift, and one I strive for. This was a good reminder for me.