Oh, so we actually have to save ourselves.

Like, for real.

Um… So yea… I kinda thought Someone Else was taking care of all this? [waving hand around]

I am joking and not joking. Seven-year-old-Nerissa had dreams of how to make the world better. She wanted to be a doctor and a lawyer and a dancer and a politician and a therapist and save the trees.

What made me feel safe in giving up those dreams was thinking I co…