Greyhounds aren't like any other breed I've cared for or owned. There are hilarious shirts about 45 mile per hour couch potatoes and purses with silly greyhound outlines. At the dog park, people will come up and ask me what breed she is, because it can be rare to see one. Even working at a … Continue reading Paper thin.
Breakfast parfait.
I made the granola last night so my son could try a recipe from a video he watched at school. He was so excited to get to work layering his parfait this morning that I needed to remind him to put his glasses on. When it was as good as he had hoped it would … Continue reading Breakfast parfait.
Anxiety can look like this…
I haven't been formally diagnosed with a skin picking disorder. Most people I know that pick their skin haven't been identified, because skin picking wasn't added to the DSM until several years ago. Skin picking doesn't always occur alone, but instead often with other comorbidities. It happens with anxiety and depression most often, followed by … Continue reading Anxiety can look like this…
My to do planner.
Anxiety can mess with executive functioning which can look like absentmindedness or forgetfulness. Sometimes, it makes focusing and paying attention extremely hard. This got particularly bad for me after having children. Instead of having one schedule, just my doctors, my clothes, etc., I now had all of that, plus everything that belonged to my kids. … Continue reading My to do planner.
Covid, kids, and poetry.
My youngest wrote this in May of last year, during quarantine. A classmate caught covid and his class needed to stay home, missing nearly all of the fun end of year activities his teacher had planned. In an effort to keep him entertained while also helping him express his feelings, I asked him to write … Continue reading Covid, kids, and poetry.
Helping kids who are gifted talk to their friends.
Also in my son's first semester journal was this small but vital true/false quiz regarding communicating and problem solving with peers. First, as a parent, I appreciate this, because most people (or I perceive that most people) don't realize that a person who has been identified as gifted genuinely does interact with their world in … Continue reading Helping kids who are gifted talk to their friends.
I win.
Bella does not feel that I have failed to put clothes away, but instead succeeded in providing her the most perfect couch bed imaginable.
Festa Confederada
Just as I’m not surprised to see teens flying Confederate flags from their vehicles, unaware of the varied meanings it has and what they’re truly representing, hearing the Lost Cause myth shared with me from others assured of their own beneficence is common in any state that seceded from the United States. Those who believe … Continue reading Festa Confederada
My strengths.
I found this inside my son's first semester journal. Once weekly, he attends a different school with other kids a little more like him, and changes teachers each semester. This gives him the stability of his home school and all it has to offer, plus exposure to a variety of teachers and students between both … Continue reading My strengths.
I am Aphrodite.
In 8th grade, I enjoyed dressing up as Aphrodite for a school project. My classmates and I were each given a particular Greek deity to study. We developed our costumes, what we would say about ourselves, what people believed about us, and more. As a young teenager during the purity movement, I think I felt … Continue reading I am Aphrodite.
Beka Tucker 