The Faces of Community

Ever have the best news and no one to share it with? Ever have months of fighting for the rights of your children only to win in a zoning hearing and not quite believe it? Ever face eight vicious months of unprompted and intense attacks on your community, your person, and your school district? I [...]

The Kids are Better Than Okay

Oh dear. It's mid-way through February and I haven't yet written a blogpost. Let's have at it, shall we? Let me spill the tea in all the ways about why I've refrained from writing, why I've abandoned the dear blog, and why I've put every ounce of my energy into things other than writing at [...]

The Choice

I've written before about my neighborhood, the community, and how amazing this place I call home truly is. None of that has changed. But in being elected to the school board about eight months ago, I have seen a side of this community I never could have anticipated. I've mentioned how our school faced devastating [...]

Dropping the Ball

A parent's job is never done. There's always appointments and therapy and lessons and endless testing and school projects to keep track of. By the end of May, most parents (and teachers, really) are ready to collapse in a heap of exhaustion. Myself, included. Amidst the current Covid spike, there are also a handful of [...]