DESCRIPTIONThese days, there is a lot of talk about the prevalence of “wimpy” kids in the world. Indeed, in many ways, being wimpy is now seen as funny ... or should we dare say, even cool? If we go back just one or two generations ago, however, the last thing parents wanted was their children to be perceived as "wimpy". And so, mothers and fathers would spend many an evening hour reading stories to their children on exactly how not to become a strong teens and adults. These stories, often by such classic authors as Charles Dickens, Hans Christian Andersen or Louisa May Alcott, were designed to both entertain but also to teach how to build character. These stories were filled with, in our modern parlance, plenty of “teachable moments.” They allowed for great moments of family discussions on both good values and good deeds and also, on how to make the right choices regardless of setting or circumstance. This “diary” is devoted to a choice collection of the sestandard a..
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