Sticking out from the crowd isn’t always fun. Just ask any kid, especially one in middle school. Taking an unpopular stand, joining a weird club or merely looking different can be uncomfortable, painful even. Trying to fit in, trying for normal, can make life smoother in some ways. As a …
What a whirlwind end to Blogust! I’m thrilled to report people took 71,118 social media actions – commenting, sharing and liking. It’s been 30 days of amazing stories of discovery, adversity and often difficult personal journeys, you can read my wrap-up of the last week of Blogust including a small bit …
It’s August which means the kids are slogging through the required summer reading and the last of the s’mores fixings. The back-to-school shopping will soon start, my son (the rule follower) no doubt searching for the recommended no. 2 pencils, my daughters, the accouterments of middle school life that seem …