The Rabbit Hole

Jason is an iconic character. You have to understand who he is and why he has a vendetta against teenage and twenty-something camp counselors. Motivation and its resulting behavior are crucial elements in character development. That foundational understanding of the status quo must be in place before things begin to shift and change in the face of challenges and adversity.

It's September, which means back to school. I'm grateful that we live in a town with a great school system, which includes classes and after school activities for band, drama, and other arts. Whenever I get to thinking about the transitional nature of back to school season, I think about one of my favorite movies, which I can't watch without crying.

Generational trauma is like an invisible thread weaving through time, pulling at our emotions, decisions, and even our dreams. If you’ve ever felt that pull, you’re not alone. There’s a whole world of generational trauma books that explore these deep, often hidden wounds—and the paths toward healing them.

My mother had been relentless about my earning a degree for as long as I could remember. She repeatedly told me that I had no chance of getting ahead in the world—of doing any better than she did—if I didn’t graduate college.

This song released in March of 1994, when I was in my second semester as a freshman at UMass Boston. To think that was now over thirty years ago kind of blows my mind. Listening to that song again now, and hearing that its advice is just as relevant to my life now as it was then makes this, to me, a timeless classic.

When you hear the word “summer,” what comes to mind? I imagine most people probably think of beaches, cookouts, camping, or maybe family vacations or weekend road trips to explore their local region. As for me, I think about concerts.

It’s easy to focus on all the things we want to do better. In our memories, those places where we felt lost, forgotten, worthless, and unimportant are highlighted in flashing neon. But while we’re working through those layers of pain, regret, and sadness, we have to acknowledge that despite all of that, there were some things that our parents did right.