by Dawn | Jul 17, 2014 | food, parenting
“Miss, you ain’t had Kool-aid till you had it in the projects!” I’d been in and out of this neighborhood a million times, but no one ever stopped to offer me Kool-aid before. My student was going into the Marines. His family invited me by for...
by Dawn | Jul 8, 2014 | parenting, writing, Zen
Summer recreation. It’s a gift from God to all parents who work twenty-five hours a day. It’s eighty dollars for the whole summer. I’m in love. Declan’s been talking about summer camp for days, but yesterday was the first day. We packed his...
by Dawn | Jul 3, 2014 | parenting, Zen
Declan’s chasing me with a stick. “Don’t chase me with a stick,” I say. I know someone whose eye was poked out. Sticks are dangerous. “I’m not chasing you. The zombie’s chasing you.” “Zombies go slow.” Plants...
by Dawn | Jun 28, 2014 | parenting, Teaching
“I’m sorry I missed your show.” I’d broken it to him gently–I couldn’t go. “Nobody came. I almost cried a little because I wanted you to be there.” I missed the first grade show. They memorized three pages of lines and...
by Dawn | Jun 6, 2014 | parenting
It’s 5:20. I slept in. Coffee’s ready. Time for writing. Step,step,step,step,step… “Hi, Mom!” This is Mom Time. Not Mom-Declan time, even though it’s his birthday. “You can’t be up now! It’s too early.” He...
by Dawn | Jun 3, 2014 | parenting, self-improvement, spirituality, Zen
“Mommy, can you massage my back?” I do. “Can you massage my feet?” I do. It’s right before bed. I’m trying to get my little boy to stop jumping like a pogo stick. The sheets have long come off and I’m not putting them back on....
