I went to the elementary school this past week for their ‘reader’s theatre’ where I witnessed a stellar rendition of ‘the Little Red Hen’ featuring my own 5 year old daughter.

While there I shared small talk with other parents and grandparents who I normally wouldn’t have run in to.  As other grades performed their skits I thought about how the common interest of our children brings a community together.  I’m in a room with folks I don’t have much else in common with, certainly no abstract ideals or causes, just a shared interest in the welfare of our children.  It made me wonder how much of our national polarization and breakdown in our communities is a result of our lower birth rate and selfish attitudes of children as a ‘choice’.  Just pondering…