Motherhood
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Teach the Teacher!
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Some educators, believe it or not, have no clue about what a student who “learns differently” requires. This isn’t always their fault. Common Core standards with state tests require so much attention that teachers may lose sight of the needy. Hence, special teachers are few and far between. Further, there just isn’t enough extra assistance…
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The Ultimate Birthday Letter to a 16 Year-Old Girl
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Right now, as of today, you are barely just 16, but if I were going to write you a letter on your 16th birthday, I might ask something like, “Where are you going, not now this minute, but later…where are you going in life”? Depending on her response, I might want to ask, “If it…
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How Societal Norms Prevent Parent’s From Connecting With Each Other
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So I’m A Terrible Parent–What’s Your Excuse? This morning in my inbox, I was greeted with an email from an acquaintance who alluded to the fact, that perhaps through social media, my kidlet might need some positive influences which should come in the form of another teenager. Oh yes, good idea, that should work! Totally…
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When Teenage Lies Become a Parent’s Game
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Of course telling fibs are natural and kids are going to do it, but what recourse do parents have then? I have a pretty good idea when my kidlets’ wording sounds suspicious. I think most parents rely on that. But has anyone taken a good look at some of the content on the internet lately?…
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Bye Bye “Big Red”!
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“Big Red” is gone. That’s it! The end of the road for us together. She took the wheel and guided me in good times and bad. I raised my kidlets in this big hunk of metal. Or is it that my children raised me in it? I knew I had to let her go someday–it…