Every week I tend to write on online safety, security and privacy issues. This week, I am sharing a poem written by "jeglatter," a.k.a. Jennifer Glatter Nigam, and mother to Krishanu Nigam, our 8-year-old son. The poem speaks to the essence of what raising a child in the offline and online worlds is all about. And if done right, a child can grow empowered with the skills, experiences, and mind-set needed to tackle the world whether confronted by an intellectual challenge, a physical impediment or an online safety, security or privacy dilemma.
Back To School
by jeglatter
She gave him a notebook
And called the pages sacred
She asked him to place
A golden pen by his chest
Then she said,
"Dear Son,
Be open
To all that you may see here
But be sure
To write your own words
In this book with this pen
(Don't let another write your story
I want you to be free!)"
She kissed him on his forehead
And felt his unlocked goodness
She gave him one last hug
As she left him at the tree
She would wonder of the fruit
And she would pray
He'd find some shade there
She was leaving
A great part of her
To grow there by that tree.
So, this week, help a child grow as much as they help us grow every day.
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