The phone rings and I see the number of my son’s school pop up. My heart begins to beat faster, my chest tightens, and an overall feeling of complete anxiety fills my body. “What happened now?” I think. I toy with the idea of ignoring the call. Maybe if I […]
By Danielle Dayney of danielledayney.com Each day, I watch my daughter climb the steps of the big yellow school bus on her way to class. As it speeds off with her inside, it pulls the breath from my chest along with it. As much as I hate to admit it, […]
By Jennifer Philp of Mother of Bones I know these years are rough. Apparently, the middle school years will be the toughest on us as moms. My kids are still little — 2 and 5 years old — but not a day goes by where I don’t give a mental […]
Recently, 12-year-old Jacob found the courage to share a very personal, very honest video through which he opened our eyes to the world of Tourette’s. Featured on his mother Sara’s Facebook page, and now The Bully Project’s Facebook feed as well, Jacob’s message has been viewed over 25,000 times. A silent […]
By Diane Landis “Teacher Evaluation Day will be next week” was the heading on the note from the Headmaster. “Either I or Mrs. Ryan, our Assistant Headmaster, will observe your teaching for 20 minutes on Tuesday or Wednesday.” As teachers read the note, they exchanged surprised and worried looks. Never […]
By Amy Betters-Midtvedt Dear gentleman I overheard talking about “those lazy teachers”: I sat still while you talked to those around you about “lazy teachers.” I bit my tongue as the room swam before my eyes. I actually saw red when I heard you follow it up with the old gem, […]
By Valerie Glover of The Snarkicist The kids went back to school last week and my 4-year-old, Bianca, just started kindergarten. On her first day of school, she was a little nervous getting ready in the morning, but she was a champ when we dropped her off. No clinging, went straight […]
By Kristen Polito of SaltandPeppertheEarth My mom is first and foremost a Pragmatist. Straightforward and matter-of-fact, she doesn’t typically let emotion distract her. I have to assume that these characteristics are innate, for this has been her nature as far back as I recall. Compounding that, it could certainly be argued that […]