Happy Father's Day!
"Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time; what we really want is for things to remain the same - but get better." - Sydney J. Harris When I was in elementary school, I had to write an essay on heroism. I wrote two, but submitted one. The first essay was on my mother, the everyday hero who persevered despite adversity and still finds it in herself to help others in their moment of need. The second essay was on my father and the effort he made on cleaning up Ground Zero despite the hazardous conditions after the collapse of the World Trade Center towers. I submitted the essay on dad and earned the display outside of the principal's office. Though I didn't voice it, the accomplishment was bittersweet. With the long hours he put in, a part of me found it hard to see him as a hero. He was helping others, but what kind of hero wouldn't help his own family? Nico knows where dad works and what he does, but he also understands there's
