I presented at San Diego City College's 9th Annual International Book Fair last Wednesday, and I'm told we had about eighty people in the audience. The students kept me on my toes; here is one of their questions:
Student: If you didn't want to be married or to have children, why did you study to become a marriage and family counselor?
Me: Oh man, that's a hard question! I guess I would say that counselors, therapists, and social workers go into the helping professions to fix something, some kind of wound in themselves. We're good people who want to help others, but there's usually something in us we're trying to heal.
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I spoke at the Rancho San Diego Library, and one particular audience question really struck me:
Audience member: Given your experience, what would you want to say to your kids about the importance of their culture?