For Taxi Chat #13, I asked Laini…
Where do you think our next kid will come from? Since each person who's stayed in our Spare Room has come to us through a completely different experience, I was curious what she might say. From Lia who was huddled, injured, on the side of the street... to Jaesin...
All my inner thoughts, revealed.
I recently did an interview with The Global Interview. It was a little soul-baring... all my inner thoughts, revealed. Here are a few highlights from the interview: My favorite social media: LinkedIn, for sure. It's a place where I feel I can both contribute and...
Taxi Chat #12: The next kid
For #taxichat 12, I asked Laini what her reaction would be when we meet the next kid who needs a spare room. As always, her unscripted, spontaneous answer impresses the hell out of me. https://youtu.be/t7d5yspzL3Q
Meet Jaesin
Jaesin (pronounced Jay-sheen) was is the oldest person who has stayed in our spare room. This served up an interesting and new dynamic for us, because instead of providing Laini with a sibling, he provided her with a loving, thoughtful uncle. In 2012, Jaesin was the...
Taxi Chat #11: Birthday parties for children of night workers
In this #taxichat, Laini and I reminisce about birthday parties we used to throw for Lotus' friends. In chapter five of The Spare Room, I introduce Lotus, a teenager who grew up living in a brothel. This tenacious-passionate-obscenely rude-tender hearted girl lived...
Empathy requires intentionality.
"I feel so bad for her." Do you feel badly because she's found herself in a terrible situation, or because you can feel and empathize with what she's going through? If, like many people, you've lived a relatively un-traumatized life, how do you shift yourself from...
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