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On middle school and other horrors

Jun 26 •

Beverly Cleary, Ramona, my mother, and me

Remembering an amazing author on the occasion of her birthday (or close enough)

Apr 16 •

Bonus content: Why are helicopter parents?

Are they (we) just kinda lazy? Or is there something else going on?

Mar 26 •

Spring cleaning

Taking this newsletter in a new direction

Mar 20 •

Staring down the Spreadsheet of Doom

Or, my ongoing struggle with summer care

Mar 5 •

Best of 'Think of the Children'

Or, my response to winter break overwhelm

Feb 26 •

Bristling with Possibilities

Or, a visit with myself as an undergrad

Jan 15 •

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