Another Year: Broken. Messy. Okay.
Forty-six. Another year of experiences. And memories. And obstacles and celebrations and frustrations and revelations. And lessons. Lots of lessons. I learned I matter. I learned not only should I
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We Just Need Each Other Versión en inglés y español incluida
I tend to get stuck on certain words. Words that I might not notice the first time, or even the second, but then suddenly it seems I see or hear
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Baja Lessons…Trust Versión en inglés y español incluida
His best experience was easily one of the hardest things I have ever done. I had to trust him. Completely. I had to sit next to my 18 year old
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What If The Words Are Gone? Versión en inglés y español incluida
What if the words are gone? I’ve been asking myself that a lot. A lot. I spent the last year writing and expressing and opening up and being vulnerable. Writing
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Baja Lessons…Get in the Dust Versión en inglés y español incluida
“The only way to get experience, is to get in the dust.” I knew what he meant when he said it. I knew what it meant to him. He was
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Grandma Smell, Brain Fog, No Metabolism, The Sag, and Fat Armpits…
Last week a student told me she liked the way I smelled. I said thanks and that’s so nice. She said you smell like my grandma. Seriously? I’m preparing to
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At Least It’s Not an A** Out on The Side of a Sand Dune Kind of Day…
Some days literally kick my butt. Recently it was 8:47am and I sat down at my desk thinking this is going to be the longest day ever…mind you…we don’t get
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Spend a Little Time in My Head…
I recently saw a saying on Facebook that said “Don’t bother walking a mile in my shoes, that would be boring. Spend 30 seconds in my head, that’ll freak you
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Why Be Normal When You Can Be Weird?
I am so sick of normal. I see my own boys struggle to stray away from the norm and it seems they always want to see what everyone else is
Read MoreThe VOICES of THOSE KIDS
During preservice a few years ago, I ran into a group of new teachers at lunch. We had a brief conversation about where we worked. When they heard where I taught, a PRTF (Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility), one of the teachers said, “Good for you. I couldn’t work with THOSE kids.” I said, “You do realize when THOSE kids leave […]
Learning is Not Closed
Changing aren’t coming. They’re here. Everything is changing. Again. Hard decisions were made in most of our communities. Precautions and restrictions and shut downs. Quarantines and capacities and illnesses. I know emotions are high and opinions are all over the place. Not everyone agrees or understands. Some will make the transition relatively easily and some it’s going to hit hard. […]