I have heard the tales of dysregulation, I have heard school staff cursing the covid year in what is has cost kiddos, I have heard horror stories of kids running amok, and I have heard sad stories of teachers in tears. I know being back in school in more ‘normal’ circumstances is hard for kids who have not been used to the strict and consistent routines that schools have to offer during the last 18 months, especially if they were distance learning. Truth be told….it is sort of hard for teachers and school staff too. For this I am so…
Pro life vs. pro Quality of life
I am 100% pro life. Wait. Hear me out because it isn’t what you think. I’m going to start with story time today. I had a girl enroll at the middle school. She was 14 and in 8th grade but was behind her peers and had a social worker with her foster parent when they enrolled her. Kids in foster care are not news, but the story behind this girl’s foster placement is chilling. Her mother, who gave birth shortly after her 15th birthday (based on the dates on the birth certificate) left her just after her 6th birthday with…