The column I chose was, Raising kids to embrace the world, then they do, by Krista Ramsey. This column is told from a parents point of view about the sadness of your child finally growing up and living on their own. I chose this column because I wondered how parents feel when their children are ready to leave the nest. I would describe this column as pathos because it makes me feel sad for the parents of the kids and sad when I'm going to have to go through that when I decide to have kids.
URL: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/columnists/krista-ramsey/2014/03/06/krista-ramsey-young-adults/6144909/
Krista's writing style touches the hearts of many which is her main goal, I think. She adds emotion and depth in her sentences and words and makes her columns interesting so it is easy to read and understand. She wants to make the reader feel as much emotion as they can so they can know and feel what the parents in the column are feeling so they can really comprehend the text more.
"On our best days, we silently congratulate ourselves for raising children who really were ready for the world. On our worst, we want to clarify that we meant the world within a two-hour drive of us." This quote really impacted me because it made me realize that when parents want you to go out and live your life and go on adventures around the world they were kind of lying because while they want you to really make your life fun and memorable they don't want you to go away because it'll make them feel older and lonelier. I probably don't understand the parents point of views that much since I'm not a parent yet but even though you're going to miss your kids you've got to let them live their own life, own adventures, and someday a family of their own.
My questions to Krista are:
What inspired you to become a columnist?
Why did you want to write a column on this subject in particular?
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