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"Mad Men" and little boys

I have rarely watched “Mad Men.” I do not have the time, and sometimes, the story set in the 60’s is sad for me. I was born in 1961. When I was born, it was a simpler time. By the end of the decade, everything was different. The world was different. Assassinations. Political  upheavals. Vietnam. Czechoslovakia. I remember being scared about the world. Personally, it was a difficult time also. My parents got divorced when I was 8. My dad moved from Twin Falls to Boise. Our last Christmas in our shattered family was December 25, 1969. We opened Christmas presents, and when we were finished, our dad drove way in that morning in his Buick station wagon.   My world crumbled. This morning, I happened to watch “Mad Men” and the episode when Don Draper and his wife told their kids they would be divorcing was awful to watch. It was also at Christmas time. Their little boy was about 8 years old, and he sobbed. He held his dad tightly. The scene dissolved...