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  To school or not

  05.12.10 | Permalink | 21 Comments

  Last week I got a call that excited me almost more than my college admission letter fifteen years ago. Susan had won the lottery to go to our local charter school. I know people who’ve been applying ever since they moved out here, six years ago, to this school. So it really was quite a [...]

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  Third grade blues

  03.05.10 | Permalink | 14 Comments

  When I was young, a little younger than Sally, my parents left us with a babysitter. This wasn’t a common occurrence, but while they were gone, I sprinkled a bunch of baby powder all over the carpet. Mom came home and freaked out a little at the baby powder (probably close to a whole container’s [...]

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  Half-day

  12.23.09 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  Sally tells me today is the best day of her life. I express surprise, and she says, “Is it not the best day of your life too?” I tell her maybe not the best, but certainly a good day, I hope, and why is it the best day of her life? Because she doesn’t have [...]