Unhappy Hipsters

Homeschooling seemed preferable to spending 193 days rolling her eyes at the snot-nosed kids down the block, waiting for summer, but her parents’ idea of “integrated learning” was far more depressing.

(Photo: Hertha Hernaus; Dwell)

And one day, a ladder appeared. Julien climbed with guarded optimism; could this be the way out for which he’d been searching all these weeks?

(Photo: Stéphane Chalmeau; Dwell, January 2010)

In search of a less bleak playground, the toddler pedaled faster.

(Dwell, June 2004)