September 17, 2017 By Lady Words Contributing Writer “How does Chris do in school?” It’s an awkward question for casual conversation but I don’t know this person that well so... I grimace and answer the question. I don’t know why I don’t just say “Good, thanks.” Instead, I over-share, as a general rule. “Academically, he… Continue reading Credit Where Credit Might Not Be Due
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Sometimes To Get Through the Day You Need to End it at the Police Station
By Lady Words Contributor This 11-year-old boy is smart, creative, willful, sensitive, willful, determined, and willful and on this particular day he had it dialed up to 10. That morning, I had spent quite a bit of time making appointments, gathering documents, and generally trying to harness my rising anxiety and turn it into paperwork… Continue reading Sometimes To Get Through the Day You Need to End it at the Police Station
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