by Dawn | May 21, 2013 | family, parenting
I’ve been playing cards for a very long time. My Irish grandmother taught me when I was about five, and I’m sitting down teaching Declan now that he’s reached the golden age himself. He’s not ready for poker–he doesn’t have a poker...
by Dawn | May 5, 2013 | family, gratitude, parenting, satire
I need a good real estate agent again. I just moved, but I need advice badly. Here’s my dilemma: 1. How do I buy a couple of square feet in my own damned bed? 2. How can I then I secure it from trespassers and wanderers? I tried not to get to this point. When...
by Dawn | May 2, 2013 | education reform, family, gratitude, leadership, motivation, parenting, self-improvement, social justice
The boy slept on the desk. I woke him again. I wasn’t that boring. Maybe I was–am I qualified to make that determination? That was a minute of his life he would never get back. I asked him after class. “Was I that boring?” “No, Miss, I...
by Dawn | Apr 26, 2013 | education reform, family, parenting, Teaching
We found a frog in the garden. A big, green Calavaras-county style bullfrog hiding under the straw. “Mom, he reminds me of a palaeobatrachus. That’s a dinosaur that was an amphibian. A dinosaur frog. Frogs are amphibians, you know. They live in the water...
by Dawn | Apr 22, 2013 | business, family, martial arts, nature, parenting, politics, satire, Teaching, Zen
“Mom!” “What?” “Can I borrow five bucks?” “You’re five. What do you need five bucks for?” “My Junior Bow.” We went to the Bass Pro Shop about a month ago. We passed by the hunting section. I wandered in...
by Dawn | Apr 16, 2013 | education reform, family, gratitude, parenting, Rhode Island, satire, self-improvement, spirituality, Teaching, technology, writing
Everywhere I go, there’s a top ten list. “Top 10 Ways to Make Your Sneakers Smell Fresh,” “Top 10 Ways to Declutter.” As an stodgy history writer, I decried the top ten list for the longest time. Now I write them. “What? People...
