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Interim Tangled Wires_039

Item

A scrapbook page featuring a photograph and handwritten notes about parenting responsibilities.
Title
Interim Tangled Wires_039
Alternative Title
Interim Tangled Wires and a Woodpecker on a Steel Pole
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2020
Description
The page includes a photograph of two silhouetted figures in a modern indoor setting, possibly a lobby or gallery, with a date stamp "September 2020" and a time stamp "7:00 PM on a Tuesday night." The photograph is placed on a black background. To the right, there is a handwritten list titled "What are the responsibilities of a parent?" with three points: 1) To provide basic care, 2) Beyond that, love the child and teach them the ways of the world, the culture, school subjects, expected behaviors, to be kind, and responsibility, 3) Beyond that, expose the child to important, life-enhancing practices. The page also includes the word "BEM" in colorful letter blocks at the top right corner.
Identifier
003_070620-081620_interim_tangled_wires
Dates Completed
July 6, 2020 - August 16, 2020
Keywords
Tangled wires; Woodpecker; Trees; Beauty; Destruction of nature; Parent-child responsibilities; Let Me Walk in Beauty; Lakota Sioux; Chief Yellow Lark; Public Parks; Trust for Public Land; Creative process; Flowers; Loss; Black veil collage; Covid-19; Candy Dickenson Becher; Drop metaphor; Gretchen Dykstra; Double mastectomy; Dream of parents; Breast cancer; God laughs at plans; 29 Pieces planning; Cardinals; Cardinal collages; Sibyl Dana Reynolds; Institutional breakdowns; BLM; BLM collage; Parental meditations; Potatoes and pride; Life stages; Gretchen’s kimono; Friendships; Past and present; Neighbor tree dispute; Manifest or dissolve; Contagious grace; Commodification of beauty
Transcription
What are the responsibilities of a parent?
1. To provide basic care.
- Feed
- Protect
- Keep the child as secure as possible
- Cleanse the child
- Give attention
2. Beyond that!
- Love the child
- Teach a child in the ways of the world
- the culture
- school subjects
- Expected behaviors
- to be kind
- Responsibility
3. Beyond that
- Expose the child to important, life-enhancing practices
Rights
To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
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