Laissez Les Morts Temps Rouler: Goth Parenting in New Orleans
Maniacal clowns and pale men with eyes in their palms are the worst my son has to fear in life. Or so I wish.
We’ve been in the Guillermo del Toro exhibit for five minutes when I realize it may not be the best place for a two-year-old.
Guillermo del Toro: At Home with Monsters
Crimson Peak, Pan’s Labyrinth Hellboy
Lestat
Peeping Tom Audition,
The Hound of the Baskervilles Dracula. Dracula: A Counting Primer
Really, don’t worry—he lives for this stuff.
Your nephew’s never been to our place.
No, you don’t understand. See, I want him to like it, because it’s who his mother and I are and what if he grows up and studies finance? What if we can’t control what he loves—and what he fears?
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit:
Spongebob Curious George
no.
Adrian Van Young is the author of The Man Who Noticed Everything, a collection of stories, and Shadows in Summerland, a novel. See more at: adrianvanyoung.com.
Enter your email address to receive notifications for author Adrian Van Young
Success!
Confirmation link sent to your email to add you to notification list for author Adrian Van Young
More in this series
Love in the Time of Measles
“In the emergency room, my instincts exploded from protective to full-blown primal. And it felt like love.”
How Do You Survive a Child Meant to Survive You?
My mind is years ahead, trying to imagine an America whose cherished ideals hold true even for a little Black boy like mine.
Instagram Makes Parents Feel More Clueless Than We Really Are
All these self-styled experts online drown out the intuitive voice of the parent and sow doubt in every decision that they make.