ONE DAY. That is all the normalcy this family can get? ONE DAY?! The boys have been exposed to Covid, a real close exposure. We are now forced to quarantine, which means no school, no “new normal.” Jacob who has waited 2 years for school, will wait longer AND the hospital isn’t sure if they …
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Words!
The best gift is the gift of words. Especially words you have been looking for. The proof. The evidence that someone else literally feels the exact same way as you. It’s validation. It’s also so oddly uplifting even in the darkest of topics. Just knowing- You ain’t the only one out there, matters. These words …
New Normal
It definitely was not the plan. The plan being the movie playing in my head for the last 2 years. I envisioned this very clearly. Jacob returning to his school in New York. It marked more than an end of cancer, but the beginning of “normalcy.” That I would be able to say “I’m dropping …
MYX Waves
For those who have asked for the rest of the waves. MYX WAVES ~~~~ At MYX, our Waves are the North Star that guide us toward building an inclusive co-living and learning community. It is an essential tool that provides clear expectations of how our community make decisions, treat, and show up for each other. …
Disorientation Speech
Opening speech to the MYX students. Recording to remember it. I call it the disorientation speech, as at MYX we have issue with the term “orientation.” We generally have issues with any terms that imply a “way” or education being “done to students” instead of them owning it. At MYX we disorient students. We challenge …
End of the world as we know it
It’s the end of the world as we know it. Can you believe what is happening in this world? What will happen to our children? I get the rallying cries. Afghanistan. Syria. The bifurcation. The right/ the lefts. The Sunnis/ the Shiites. There is so much fucked up shit going on. How am I? Fine. …
Tonight I sleep
I made a pact. A deal. It was a serious one. And today I can say with absolute certainty that I’ve done my part and God you’ve done yours. You saved my child and I will save the rest. That was the deal. And today I started that work. I started a school with that …
For Ever
I had a run in with a princess. A 6 year old with the stride of a fairy. The stride that bounces through the land as if gravity does not apply. Fairy dust is clearly involved. I pulled her onto my lap mid stride and asked her what her secret is. Truly I was intrigued. …
Camp Stack
The “Camp Stack.” I’ve seen a lot of stacks and a lot of confident arms carrying them. I speak of these. This one is not owned by a 11 year old girl returning from a summer of friendships and fun, but a 41 year old woman who spends her days working and mothering. However, I …
I got called out
I got called out. “Shouldn’t you of all people understand?!” says Steve. I should…. but yet I didn’t. Instead I push. I get angry. I get frustrated. I get annoyed that Benno’s anxiety dictates this family. It decides who we see, how we see them, and if we can see people at all. I even …
