Reading Mary Pipher's new book about her stressful life sent me afield after old poems, Wordsworth's sonnet ... "I would say 'Dad, I am sorry, I didn't understand.'" As I put the book aside ...

Mary Pipher used to denounce Barbie dolls ... What is our purpose in life? Who am I? How can I realize my potential?” [This] is the beginning of a series of really deep questions about who we truly ...