I'm sitting here worrying my kid's gonna leave Sundance thinking it's normal to turn on a fireplace with a lightswitch. And then I read this story about dads on Rikers recording themselves reading books to kids they can't see, and I realize how quickly I forget how easy we have it.
I want to send these guys books. Do they need books? Money? What?
Rikers Reading Program let's inmate fathers parent from afar [nyt]
When my dad was in Vietnam, he did this, and sent the tapes (mini reel-to-reel) home.