It happens in a second. As quick as I can sharply inhale. Yet it happens quietly, so she doesn’t hear the sound. I glimpse the face in the photo we just snapped and I don’t recognize myself behind some added lines and layers. My finger hovers above the trash icon. Waging war with a battle I can never win. Fueled
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Two nights ago my 7 year old was begging me to check her backpack for a super important piece of paper. The paper was detailed instructions on how to sign up for an app, including a code to add my specific child once I did. I am all about apps. I am all about technology in general. Anything to make
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Being that I can serve in both the roles, educator and parent, I get that there is a line between negligence and hovering that we hope parents can find. But even knowing that the line exists, I frequently feel like I am trying to find it while blindfolded with nobody to guide me. Even when I do find the middle, it is so difficult to stay there.
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If you give a girl a hammer, she’s going to ask you for some nails.
Read moreI also said yes to something that sounded fun in the moment and now seems incredibly scary. And I also must stick it out. So I will stay in this room and write what I need to write.
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“You leave your children unattended with your iPad?” sure feels like the new “you let your children play at the park alone?”
And the answer to both of those is yes.
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I loved school when I was young. All ages, all grades, almost all teachers. I felt sad when summer approached. I wanted to stay bottled in each grade, neatly wrapped next to my classmates and favorite books. I got teary eyed saying goodbyes and counted down the days until school started again. Now as a parent, I get to experience
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The first few years of motherhood I joked that all I wanted for Mother’s Day was a nap. It wasn’t really a joke. The next few years of motherhood I joked that all I wanted for Mother’s Day was to not have to worry about what was for dinner. It wasn’t really a joke either. My Mother’s Day wishes seemed
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I spent my weekend building a leprechaun trap crap. I can’t really call it a trap because nothing on it was functional except the unintentional RIVER OF TEARS that could drown even a giant leprechaun. This is how the process went. The 6 year old demands help with the trap, saying she has no idea how to do it. A calm,
Read moreThere are young girls all across this country actively distracting their entire student population and teachers every single day. At least if you believe what you read. What crazy acts of violence, illegal drugs, and debauchery are they partaking in this time? They wear yoga pants. Or formal dresses showing their shoulders. They show up to school with slightly pink hair after participating
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Chop Wood, Carry Water 