The cover of Wayne Harris’ notebook where he kept notes on his son Eric leading up to the Columbine massacre. Wayne Harris describing Eric and seeming to write to Eric about said issues: 1. unwilling to control sleep habits 2. unwilling to control study habits 3. unmotivated to succeed in school we can deal with 1 and 2 - TV, phone, computer, lights out, job, social you must deal with 3 - prove to us your desire to succeed by succeeding, showing good judgment, giving extra effort, pursuing interests, seeking help, advice
(Source: Cover image - p.2 of this PDF of the “Columbine Report”, p.JC-001-025923 of the report. List in Wayne’s handwriting - p.25 of this PDF, p.JC-001-025946 of the report)
Id fucking crack if my dad took notes on me like this, not dissing him because thats okay for some people but my dad is the complete opposite. Like my dad is like “ik its a school night but you should watch netflix with me fuck school” if i ask for help with homework he just tells me not to do it.
With Wayne being a military man, I think that list indicates his desire to instill discipline in his son. It’s so interesting to hear about such opposite parenting styles. (And this is only one page of his notes about Eric…there’s quite a few)
