I got Russert on the brain (could it be all that coverage?) but what you wrote reminds me so much of some of the stuff he said that they've been replaying.  

About how he was concerned that his own upbringing was so different from his son's.  And about how he wanted Luke to always feel loved, but he never wanted him to feel entitled.

we take Paloma to a church in Berkeley (and commute in from the 'burbs!)-- because we interact with the homeless all the time.  I see kids grow up in this church comfortable with the idea of working in a soup kitchen, of helping people who don't have a daily shower and meals.  I want Paloma to grow up with this comfort with and compassion for all of humanity.

And as a mixed race little girl, I am very excited to move her back to the city!

I grew up in a very affluent area, and I remember going to camp with less privileged kids and being shocked that their parents didn't own their homes.  They were shocked that I had a vacation home.  It was the first thing that really opened my eyes, and I was 12 at the time.

My next door neighbor comes from a working class background.  She didn't go to college and is a waitress.  It's so great to spend time with her, and I love that our kids get along so well.  I'll talk with my other friends about choices like private school vs. public school and forget how lucky we are to be in a position where we can even have that conversation.  My neighbor is a very smart, very nice person who shares a lot of my values, even though our life stories are so different (she had her first baby in high school, who is now in high school himself).