Saturday Surfing

Finds of the Week:

Changing Two Lives, Then the World, NY Times — a heartbreaking story of Modern Love written by a soldier serving in Afghanistan.
Exhaustion is not a status symbol, Washington Post — An interview with University of Houston professor Brené Brown on how today’s workplace and our work culture too often hinders our pursuit of a more deeply fulfilling professional and personal life.
Ideas for an Ethical Halloween, Babble — How to avoid child-labor sourced chocolate
A Mother’s Blog and a Nanny’s Absence Online: How Digital Reporting Changes How We Understand the Krim Murders, Slate — How having or not having a digital footprint can impact the narrative if we become subject of a news story.
Organic Foods: Health and Environmental Advantages and Disadvantages, AAP Policy Statement — The AAP finally weighs in on whether or not eating organic matters. Follw the link to read the opinion on everything from produce to dairy to meat.
What “health of the mother” means, Salon — A piece by a woman who had to deal with the implications and choices of a suspected cancer diagnosis during pregnancy.
Will My Son Develop Cancer? The Promise (and Pitfalls) of Sequencing Children’s Genomes, Time — New technology is making it easier and less expensive to do full DNA testing on our children, and some see this as a routine part of future care for everyone.