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Written by RJ Lavallee
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Monday, 14 September 2009 05:17 |
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My mother told me of a phrase that her mother had had regarding childhood: “life's little tragedies.” What a great phrase since it acknowledges that whatever a child is going through is so terribly important to that child at that moment. The phrase, and its delivery, also acknowledge that in context, or more aptly, in the big picture, these tragedies are not necessarily so significant.
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Written by RJ Lavallee
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Thursday, 10 September 2009 04:57 |
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THUD! THUMP! “That didn't sound good.” said the woman sitting next to me. “You don't have boys, do you.” I answered.
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Written by RJ Lavallee
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Thursday, 10 September 2009 04:50 |
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I have these manly moments where I plant my stake in the ground, pee on trees, and generally find ways to mark my mental, physical, and emotional territory. You've seen them. You've read them. Those emphatic, powerful moments of declaration, stating what I've found to be true and right and just. Stating that more people, more parents, should be more engaged with the their kids. Really, I'm stating that more parents should be like me. Funny the little moments that make realizations like these coalesce. Tonight it was a PTA meeting. This moment has been on the horizon for a while. Oddly, I was never nervous about running my first PTA meeting as the official PTA president for our elementary school for 2009-2010. Arrogance? Possibly. Definitely.
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