Formation
by Latham Turnerin 🚌 Education
Formation
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Raising a family that can matter. I write about what that takes and why — because I want you to build your own.
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About Latham Turner
A small number of serious, fully formed people will bend the course of history. It's the only thing that ever has. I believe it's my obligation to form my children into people with the capacity to try. I write about what that takes.
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