by Dawn | Mar 27, 2014 | parenting, Teaching
The bell rang. I walked into my room. My students were playing video games. The horror! I stood there, an invisible force in the universe that doesn’t matter much to kids playing video games. “Um…hello?” “Oh, hi, Miss.” The game...
by Dawn | Mar 24, 2014 | family
I remember I used to get up early in the mornings and have tea with Dad before he went to work. Sometimes I got a dab of cologne while he shaved. I remember the holidays Mom put together, not having had many traditions in her childhood. The walnut cookies, the...
by Dawn | Mar 18, 2014 | family, Teaching
He sneaks up on me, pizza hanging from his mouth. “Mom, I need money. I’m going to start a lemonade stand.” It’s March. Not lemonade weather. “Why? “You know why.” He taps his foot. “My junior bow. I love lemonade....
by Dawn | Mar 17, 2014 | family, parenting
Kermit the Frog is 60 years old. He’s had a long and sordid career, escaping the educational mission of Sesame Street for the PG variety show spinoff The Muppet Show. I’m watching with my son. We got the complete Muppet Show collection a few years ago. I...
by Dawn | Mar 15, 2014 | family, parenting
The boy and I went to the movies after raiding a store for snacks. Smuggling food is fun. Paying double-digits for stale GMO-popped grains swimming in chemical “butter” is not fun. Food concealed, we bought tickets and sat down. I’d been warned by...
by Dawn | Mar 12, 2014 | parenting, Teaching, Uncategorized
I came home smiling. Life treated me well for a Monday. I walked through the door, tossed my keys on the island and looked into the dining room. There sat a strange six-year old, not moving a muscle. Since I don’t own a six-year old who doesn’t move a...
