Category Archives: motherhood
The Harlem School of the Arts, part two
That first week the older girls laughed at Q; when he couldn’t get the steps right and another boy trying to be helpful, ran up and took Q’s arms and physically placed them where they should be. We started class … Continue reading
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Dr. King, thank-you
when Q was 3 years old in daycare they celebrated Martin Luther King day with simple words of world peace. his teacher told Q and his friends of how Dr. King taught the people of the world to be … Continue reading
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joy, day one
joy is work i don’t mean that to work is joyful i mean maybe for some… but for me to sit, on a beach in italy and do nothing but look at the men that’s joy no what i mean … Continue reading
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happy new year, thank you and joy
so, i spent another day in the emergency room. the pain in my back was so bad last night i could not lay down and did not fall asleep until around 5:15 am. not so bad really except Q came … Continue reading
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this christmas
this christmas i did not shop for presents, nor did i wrap them i did not clean the house in anticipation of guests nor did i decorate the mantel, the stair rail or the tree as is my custom this … Continue reading
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she who chops up worms – or Happy Birthday Mom!
– Today is my mother’s birthday. She cannot be described in a blog post. She cannot be described in a book. I might be able to get close if I had a libraries worth of writing. Did I mention she’s … Continue reading
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what memories are for, part four
we bought a cookie and walked down the track to our train it was the end of just another regular work day for most of the others on the train with us. Q and i sat in the very first … Continue reading
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on the day of my funeral
I want to tell you that on the day of my funeral my house will be a mess yesterday i was reading about a woman who was waiting for some medical test results. she wondered if the news were … Continue reading
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q’s story
time of day: 7:15 AM setting: car with one front light and smashed hood (from the deer that jumped on top of it last saturday) on our way to the train station, about a 3.5 minutes from our house. characters: … Continue reading
kindergarten and the color of your skin
our-journey-kindergarten above is a link to a wonderful article about choosing a kindergarten from the teaching tolerance website i’ve added a new link to the right. you really cannot get better than the Teaching Tolerance website for learning about issues … Continue reading
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