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The world needs a lot. Greater empathy, kindness, acceptance. Respect for one another regardless of differences, beliefs, gender, and lifestyle. The world also needs a more global approach to special needs support at school. But, today’s story is not one about special needs schooling (stay tuned, there is a post in drafts right now), or […]

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It being Thursday came as a surprise to me more than once today, which is not necessarily unique. What may be unique is that I’m continually startled by my surprise over what day it is. As if by now, I should have mastered knowing that I’m always a bit behind and overwhelmed and let’s face […]

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Being 12 years old gave me the gift of coming home to an empty house. Gone were the days of sitters, and, as a newly minted seventh grader whose school was released earlier than my brothers’ were, I had the house to myself for I dunno – an hour? Two hours? That time was mine, […]

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At one point in my life, being accepted was everything. In the 80’s, I permed my hair, wore fluorescent orange sweaters and pink Reeboks, blue eyeshadow, and a crappy attitude because that’s what was celebrated and included. None of those things made me especially popular, but I lived the norm and nobody in my high […]

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