Parenting a differential learner is well, different. The days of the Three Rs – Reading, Writing, & ‘Rithmetic — are long past, Both of my children struggle with different disabilities and with each, we have made different educational choices. Learning to Differentially Teach… For my daughter, we have chosen to home school. That makes me…
Looking Beyond 9/11
Anyone who has followed me over the last ten years (yes, I have been online for 10 years) knows that I have written of my September 11th experiences more than once. For those new to the joint, here’s the Reader’s Digest version. My husband and I lived in Queens, NY and I was actively pursuing…
It’s Suicide Prevention Day
Suicide sucks. Even as I type that, I am apologizing to my mom who reads this blog because she hates that word. Sucks, Yes, she hates suicide, too. But at the moment, I can find no phrase that better expresses the sentiment. Suicide sucks. I have lost people to this disease. Yes, disease, Severe and…
Just Keep Typing or How to Take Back Blogging on MY Terms
Some days, I feel out of sync with the world I’m supposed to live in online. Today, my answer is to just keep typing.
Women Learn to Surf: How Traci Got Her Boogie Back
At the top of 2019, I was filled with vim and vigor, ready to take on the world. I chose Courage as my word. I created a calendar. I bought many colored pens. I was pumped. Halfway through the year & I’m boogied out Fast forward six months and I find myself at a loss….
