Tag: parenting middle schoolers
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Social Distancing Week 13…Kind of a Big Deal
By stripping away the people, pressures, and noise of the world, the man-child has been able to fully accept and own who he is and begin to claim his space in the world. It’s definitely a big deal.
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Social Distancing Week 10…Core Memories
Friday, May 22, 2020…2:33pm The end of week 10. Double digits. No end in sight. Where we live in Los Angeles County, some things are slowly beginning to re-open, and yet it will still be months before we experience a full return to public life. That return to public life is almost visible on the…
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Social Distancing Week 8…Both/And 2.0
Friday, May 8, 2020…1:49pm The end of week 8. We’ve been existing in this in between space long enough now that I’ve had time to make a new set of both/and observations about my life in a time of COVID-19. I wrote the first set of both/and observations at the end of week 3. Those things…
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Social Distancing Week 4…And Real Life
Friday, April 10, 2020…3:50pm The end of week 4. As I am writing this, the stay at home order in Los Angeles County has just been extended through May 15th. That means we are in this liminal space for at least another 5 weeks. This was technically Spring Break for the kids. We hadn’t made…
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Social Distancing Week 3…Both/And
Friday, April 3, 2020…1:13pm The end of week 3. The week saw several lows – the announcement that distance learning is in effect “until further notice”, bandwidth stretched to it’s max as we all need to be online at the same time for school & work and the realization from the kids that many things…
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Social Distancing Week 2…The Next Right Thing
Friday, March 27, 2020…2:37pm We’re at the end of week two. Shortly after I posted last Friday, we got word that our school district extended remote learning until at least May 4th. So we are looking at a minimum of 5 more weeks – but my gut is telling me they may not physically return to…
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Social Distancing Week 1…Adjust and Readjust
Friday, March 20, 2020…1:06pm It’s been a week since our school district made the announcement that students would be remote learning until at least March 27th. This week has been both the longest one ever and the shortest one ever. I would say the same thing about each day of the past week, and each…
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Zero To Thirteen In A Heartbeat
Somehow in both the moments when I was watching and in the moments when I wasn’t watching, the little ball of wonder and energy who entered the world in a hurry morphed into a powerhouse young woman (who is still in a hurry!) Today she is 13. She is compassionate, curious, creative, physically strong, and…
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Our Invisible and Unwelcome Family Member
My son is living with anxiety and depression, but the entire family lives with the fallout caused by his anxiety and depression.
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Imperfect Christmas Wishes
My wish for you this holiday is to let go. Let go and find the space to rest, to love your people fully, and to find your own peace, joy, laughter and togetherness among the imperfection.
We're All A Little Broken 