My guest today, Lisa A Listwa, was a high school teacher for fifteen years and she has a LOT of great things to say about this topic. I can’t even IMAGINE what being a teacher to teenagers is like. I am good with my ONE kiddo at home. Actually, who am I kidding? I can…
I am struggling to keep caught up with all the posts that have been sent in. I am so very grateful for all the contributions. When I started this project I was worried I would not have enough participation to fill the month. I WAS WRONG My guest today, Rachna Parmar, received so many emails…
Today Katarina Schultz is here to recount her experience with bullies. This type of bullying is very prevalent and has been occurring in grade schools for many decades. Boys and girls learning to be men and woman pushing boundaries and sometimes, at the expense of others, learning how to either respect or disrespect the opposite…
Six months ago, on our way to dinner, I had a conversation with my 10 year old daughter. I wanted to watch a movie and hang out with her for our girls night but she had her heart set on asking a friend over. I said “Oh ok” and she immediately changed her mind and…
We are all bully capable. The problem is some kids and adults are serial bullies. As a society we want to discourage bully mentality. Sometimes we don’t do enough and sometimes we do too much. There are hundreds of stories of people who don’t do enough, but I would like to point out that sometimes…
I hope everyone enjoys the posts Sage and I have planned for you regarding my vacation to Boston. We hope that you will feel like you were a part of the experience. Many people have some crazy ideas about us, about our decision to meet up and, maybe because it seemed so natural and innocent…
Today the Sage family and the Hasty family went to North Hampton for a day at the beach. I have to say HastyKid is a natural and is dreaming of becoming the next big surfer girl. She had a blast riding the waves with Sage Jr and after getting buried in the sand, Sage Jr…
I am a mom, with a ten year old daughter, who is struggling to raise a strong individual who will also be a compassionate friend. Girls can be downright vicious to their own gender. I think it is important for women to stand together but more often than not we end up bullying each other…
It was bound to happen eventually. “Mom?” I was getting ready for a party when my 9 year old sauntered in slowly trying not to smile as if she had a secret. “I know you don’t want me to grow up so fast but…” she said as she tried to contain what seemed like embarrassment. …
Weekly Photo Challenge: JOY When I think JOY I automatically think about my daughter. Look at these pictures and try to tell me you don’t see joy and then you don’t feel joy from seeing her. Weekly Photo Challenge: Joy | Ese’ s Voice Weekly Photo Challenge – Joy | Chittle Chattle Weekly photo…
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