Understandably by Bill Murphy Jr.

Understandably by Bill Murphy Jr.

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Confessions of an Uber driver

Confessions of an Uber driver

Bottom line: the kids are all right. Also, 7 other things worth your time.

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Nov 18, 2021
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I’m in a social media group called Grown & Flown, for parents of kids in high school or older.

It’s a bit of a mismatch, since my daughter is nowhere near that age. But, the group is interesting—maybe as a glimpse into my future? Maybe because I enjoy seeing what people in completely different life stages are concerned about and how they see the world?

Also, I used to work for a company that published a lot of digital content in what we call “the mom space,” and I did some partnerships with the folks over at G&F as a result.

(I actually interviewed one of them for Understandably about a year and a half ago.)

Recently, I came across an interesting post in the group by a mom who also drives for Uber near a college campus. It’s the University of Connecticut, but it feels like she could be writing about anywhere.

She had a heartening message for parents who might be a bit worried about what kinds of trouble their kids get into at college.

I thought it was worth sharing, so I reached out to h…

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