I tried to make everything better — way too often.
For better, and too often worse, Washington has become a very interested player.
Even among better employers, too often "family friendly policies" still mean "mother-friendly habits".
You're trying to raise your kids and work and maybe get some more education so you can afford better, but too often your environment throws barriers in your way.
The answer is that humans have an uncontrollable urge to be precise, for better or (all too often) worse.
Undoubtedly, we must take responsibility as individuals for making the world a better place, but too often, governments and companies undermine individual actions by doing too little themselves.
Instead, I would dribble a basketball to the playground a mile away from my home and shoot hoops for hours, perfecting my shot and trying to get into pickup games with boys who wanted someone bigger and better than me, too often breaking my glasses in a game, to my mother's chagrin.
It is better to ask too often than not enough.
The voluntary sector's follow-up is often better too.
Instead of providing a ladder to a better life, higher education too often reinforces class- and race-based disparities.
