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Crossing the Threshold

A father's lesson, a daughter's scar, and what we stopped teaching girls

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Lin Su
Jun 22, 2026
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Threshold Guardian, photo by Lin Su taken in June, 2026

This Father’s Day, a group of close family friends immersed ourselves in the nostalgia of a time when American movies first risked telling the truth about growing up. We watched a couple of films at iconic theaters, but one mattered more than the other. Stand By Me, based on Stephen King’s novella T…

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