Dropping my 8th grader off at the buttcrack of dawn this morning: “Mom, I want to tell you about my dream last night…” It was about a school shooting. The shooter even followed him home. He then asked me if it was possible that he saw the future. This was absolutely not the conversation I […]

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I am in the middle of the morning on the last day of the first full week of school. If you think i’m excited, you are greatly mistaken. I will be excited when I’m in my safe place after the bell rings today. I will be elated then. This week has had some ups and […]

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I’m on day 2 of working full time after more than a decade. Here’s what I’ve learned so far: 1. Mornings are even more hectic when you yourself have to leave prepared for work. I actually forgot to have coffee and my morning medicine just because I didn’t have enough time on day 1. Day […]

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