I was listening to an interview with Jon Krasinski on NPR’s Fresh Air (the most in-depth interviews are on podcasts!), and this was my favorite quote from the episode:

I remember my parents came to the final performance at this theater school, and the next morning we were driving home, and I hadn’t talked about this with them at all, and I just said in the back of the car, I said,”I want to move to New York and be an actor.”

And without hesitation my mom said, “Great. Just promise me one thing: That in 2 1/2, three years, if you don’t have a bite, if there’s not that idea that maybe something’s coming, you have to pull yourself out of it, because the only thing you can’t ask me to do as your mom is tell her son to give up on his dreams.” I thought that was the most profound, unbelievable invitation, and the kindest way to send me out there.

2 1/2 years later he called his mom and said he was ready to quit, and she told him to wait it out until the end of the year. 3 weeks later he got the role of Jim in The Office.

The biggest story this week is the cost of a 2-pack of Epipens being raised to $600 this week and the ensuing backlash. Here is a chronological roundup of the ongoing story:

And here are some more interesting parenting links around the web I found this week!

P A R E N T I N G

She famously said that women can’t have it all. Now she realizes that no one can. via Washington Post

The Surprising Way We Judge Who’s a Bad Parent via New York Magazine

How to Raise Successful Children via Time

When to Let Children Quit via Wall Street Journal

We Ask Our Kids the Same 3 Questions Every Night via Huffington Post

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E D U C A T I O N

How Finland Starts the School Year – The global education pioneer eases students into the classroom. via The Atlantic

Down With Homework: Teacher’s Viral Note Tells Of Growing Attitude via NPR

California’s New K-12 Test Scores – What they are, why they matter and how your school scored via LA Times

The Most Segregating School-District Borders in America via The Atlantic

Good School, Rich School; Bad School, Poor School – The inequality at the heart of America’s education system via The Atlantic

50 Books All Kids Should Read Before They’re 12 via Common Sense Media

H E A L T H

A Nutritionist Ranks Your Favorite School Lunch Snacks via Bon Apetit

Why Aren’t More Parents Vaccinating Their Kids Against Cancer? A chronicle of the medical community’s mistakes getting the HPV vaccine out. via Huffington Post

The Sugar High Is Actually Just a Parenting Myth via New York Magazine

After Three Infant Deaths, Coroner Has a Warning for New Moms Using Breastfeeding Pillow via Independent Journal

Why Is Early Puberty So Dangerous? via Seeker

The Troubled Teen Industry Has Been a Disaster for Decades and it’s Still Not Fixed. via Huffington P via Huffington Post

What Life Is Like for a 4-Year-Old Diabetic via The Atlantic

P R E G N A N C  Y  &  P O S T P A R T U M

Family Speaks Out After New Mom With Postpartum Depression Took Her Own Life via Mom.me

46 Birth Photos That Are Worth Having A Baby For via Buzzfeed

This Mom’s Viral Post Captures Why C-Sections Are Not ‘The Easy Way Out’ via Real Simple

H U M A N  I N T E R E S T

Unwanted pregnancies are bad. But so is the unfulfilled desire for children—and that problem is growing. via The Economist

J.K. Rowling Breaks Down Why Volunteering At Orphanages Can Cause More Harm Than Good via Huffington Post

This Baby Has No Idea She’s The Queen Of Dress-Up While She Naps via Huffington Post

A boy needed $126,000 for cancer treatment. This athlete sold his Olympic medal to help. via Upworthy

The 2016 Presidential Election, According to 8-Year-Olds via New York Magazine

Never Thought I’d Do It – A Hilarious Video on Succumbing to the Minivan via The Texting yoga Pants