This dude showed up on my doorstep yesterday! (Thanks so much to Diego and JP for hauling him and all his junk back to home) One year of college under his belt, nicely done. Registered to take some classes and pursue a possible internship at KU. And finished the grueling and prestigious Seven Sisters Trail … More And this guy ?! 😉
Sophia was inducted into the National Honors Music Society last night and her performance was amazing. We are incredibly proud of her and so happy. The NHS end of the year program is perhaps my favorite of the performances at KAHS. These talented students choose all their music, choreography and more. It’s 100% student organized … More National Honors Music Society Performance
Somewhere along the line people have confused the idea of fitting in with belonging. Â What bulls..t! Â Everyone belongs, they need to. Â If someone feels like they don’t belong, it’s our job to make them feel that way. Â That is how I have always tried to live my life and I have tried to instill that … More Fitting in and Belonging
There are studies, many of them poor, some may be worthwhile, that focus on various aspects of parenting. What I have learned after 20 plus years as a child and family counselor, and as the mother of two teen agers, is that parenting is more about what it’s not. Like romantic love or marriage, there … More What Parenting is Not
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