Category Archives: q's words
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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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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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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seeking shelter
Q uneasy about how to serve the bunny cake ‘start with the tail, he won’t miss it! easter 2009 we are unitarian-universalists. we are very lucky in that, except for the fact that the closest fellowship is about 40 minutes … Continue reading
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the plan (while we wait – day 10)
The Plan: (written last night on train coming home) try to be on train by 6:30 AM (caught the 7:28) arrive in Grand Central subway to work up the stairs to street stop for coffee or send receptionist to get … Continue reading
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knowing you
mom, I’m glad i am not adopted why? because then i wouldn’t have known you as long (lake geneva, july, 2009, 6:00 AM)
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expectations
we had landed at O’Hare only two hours before and yet amazingly there was Valarie and her two her two her kids and it was exactly like she said like she had been their mom their mom for these last … Continue reading
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raising a super hero
[/caption] The following is a post from last October on the old www.spontaneousdelight.blogspot.com I want to get everything on one site and so I’ll be reposting some of my favorites when i’m back from vacation i will put the original … Continue reading
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