
He isn’t mine but he is
Our children are not ours. Continue reading He isn’t mine but he is

Poodle Science
The geniuses at Association for Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH) made a brilliant video to explain what people seem to have so much trouble understanding. We are made differently! We are not all poodles! I feel relief in the faith that you are going to watch and share so that we will respect each other’s bodies. I am not a poodle. Are Poodles more beautiful … Continue reading Poodle Science
I just got bangs and I think I’m in menopause
A quick dive down the Pinterest black hole has enlightened me. Wait what did I read? Yep- I have brain fog. Weight gain. Feelings of overwhelm. That is definitely me. This menopause thing doesn’t seem skippable or avoidable. To quote a children’s book We’re Going on A Bear Hunt- “Can’t go over it. Can’t go under it. Gotta go through it.” Why haven’t I researched … Continue reading I just got bangs and I think I’m in menopause

Mouth of the South- telling my children’s secrets
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The famous essay by George Rodi (posted with permission)
A Learned Appreciation I see a forest in two very different ways. Firstly, it is a tranquil break from the chaos of my life away from the forest, an arena into which the stresses of a suburban existence cannot enter. Then I acclimate to the realm of new sounds and visual stimuli, absent of any metallic shine or mechanical clank. I take deeper breaths and … Continue reading The famous essay by George Rodi (posted with permission)

Sweet Sixteen
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George wrote an amazing college essay
“My momma does” Continue reading George wrote an amazing college essay
Our Last IEP meeting
I am the kind of person who laughs excessively at my own jokes. When I do this, it is kinda adorable. Not annoying or pretentious at all. Just silly and infectious- unless you are one of my children and then it could be misconstrued as aggravating. IEP meetings are mostly awful. Sometimes boring- which is a tactic teachers and administrators use to wear you down. … Continue reading Our Last IEP meeting