My Dad took this picture of himself in the mirror, before that was a thing. So, he's like a Kardashian, but with film instead of an iPhone. I am, truth be told, a reluctant writer. I avoid delving into my thoughts and feelings by way of British double entendre, Canadian straight man comedy, and the … Continue reading Giving Thanks For my Father, Without Him
My Family of 6 (maybe) Had Covid-19: What you can learn from our experience
I am not crazy. And I'm not having a panic attack. That's what I was telling myself while padded adhesive squares leading to an EKG covered my chest and stomach and I stared at the ceiling waiting for the portable x-ray to be brought to my private ER room. I was torn between believing I … Continue reading My Family of 6 (maybe) Had Covid-19: What you can learn from our experience
So You’ve Been Forced to Homeschool: 5 Ways to Survive COVID-19 School Closings
I am a former public school teacher. I'm also a homeschooling parent. During this school year, I taught as a long term substitute in a local public high school, homeschooled a middle schooler, and substitute taught in a variety of classrooms, including elementary-aged special needs students. My point here is that I do a lot … Continue reading So You’ve Been Forced to Homeschool: 5 Ways to Survive COVID-19 School Closings
A Rant About COVID-19
I hesitate to even bother to write about this because there is so much noise on the topic already, but eh. My rants are just as valid as anyone else's. And if we're talking about annoying inconveniences based on coronaviruses, I'd like to submit the two extra days this week I get to spend with … Continue reading A Rant About COVID-19
Christmas Time is Here…
So Christmas is this week. How do you feel about that? I sort of feel...ambivalent? Resigned? Over-listicle-d? I may have just made up a word there. Is that ok to say out loud? Or out loud-ish? That instead of feeling cozy or wrapped in hygge or ready for my glo(w)-up or whatever, I just feel … Continue reading Christmas Time is Here…
I Spent Two Months Teaching High School and All Our Teenagers are Broken: Part 2
This is a continuation of my last post where I presented the concept that our teenagers are overwhelmed with information inputs and don’t really know that to do with that feeling. Teenagers are almost paralyzed with their fear of failure. As a preview, here are a few words my sociology class of juniors and seniors … Continue reading I Spent Two Months Teaching High School and All Our Teenagers are Broken: Part 2
I Spent Two Months Teaching High School and All Our Teenagers are Broken: Part 1
A long time ago, in a different version of myself, I was a high school history teacher. I taught a host of social studies subjects, including every iteration of World History possible. I quit teaching when the combination of children/pay/allowable sick leave failed to provide me with a sustainable job. Recently, however, I had the … Continue reading I Spent Two Months Teaching High School and All Our Teenagers are Broken: Part 1
I Think My Kids Might Suck
I like my kids, most of the time. Sure, they can create challenges; like the time one of them lay down on the ground in the security line at LAX because the TSA agents DIDN'T ask him to take off his shoes. Or the kid who licked a bathroom wall in a public outdoor restroom … Continue reading I Think My Kids Might Suck
Well, That Didn’t Go As Planned
And by "that" I mean the entire last year or so of my life. At the end of 2017, things were going well...well-ish...with my writing and learning about how one monetizes ideas and I was beginning to find my way a little bit in a world I know nothing about. I had begun making goofy parenting … Continue reading Well, That Didn’t Go As Planned
How to Stop a Toddler Tantrum
I'm experimenting with video blogs on YouTube, so here is a video I made talking about how to stop those crazy, irrational toddler tantrums...or at least keep your sanity during the fit. https://youtu.be/fl5zKhvCeSo