I began to see my children as if they were guests at my table, rather than creatures who needed molding, or scolding or holding, or anything at all from me besides ... listening.

In stadium speak, this is actually a statement of unity, not necessarily jeering.

In the past, Apple touted itself as the computer company for nonconformists who "Think Different." Now the company is making moves that make it look like the Big Brother it once mocked.

He became a taunt to his neighbours.

Back then, the only people subject to sustained derision on Wall Street were those who dissented.