The only mention of numbers I saw for Augusta ME was a post that said 400.

As overly dramatic as it sounds I feel like I've just been locked in a dark room and I'm afraid of what might be creeping up behind me.

It's still filtered through my own bias but seeing something happen, hearing words from the horses mouth. (AI not withstanding) I don't even have TV so news comes from online and its all filtered and delayed now. I realize it's "working as intended" but I didn't expect to feel a reaction immediately

Give yourself the same grace that you would insist we give ourselves.

I sit in my car between work and home longer than I should. Inevitably I'll get messages from my youngest asking when I'll be home. I just got out of Covid quarantine where I was lonely and missed my babies terribly. I still took my car time this morning. We all need a moment ❤ Give yourself grace.

started school was not just accepting the fact that kids learn differently but really leaning into it in the early years to help them see all the different ways to do something so they can find the right ones for themselves instead of trying to force their brain into a shape it just doesn't fit.

taking notes I wouldn't retain anything they said. Because my brain didn't work the way they felt it should I was often penalized for "not paying attention" or getting poor marks on notebook checks and felt like there was something wrong with me. One of the best strides I've seen once my kids

There is definitely nothing shameful! Brains just process things differently and it sucks that anyone has been made to feel ashamed. I think that's why in school I could retain what was being lectured about if I just paid attention to the instructor. As soon as I split my focus between them and

I'm impressed and jealous of people who can do audio books. It took me forever to figure out why I couldn't get into them but without a visual component my brain processes sound too passively to engage it. It's the equivalent of when you read a page and realize you don't rember what you just read.

He told me later that he had just changed his mind after he put it in my bag and didn't like me anymore. I'm 42 now and a lot of memories are fussy but that one stuck with me.

In 4th grade I got a valentine from a friend that said "I like you. Shhh" I was chunky with a short haircut that did Nothing for me. Needless to say I wasn't popular. Of course I'm just a silly 8 year old girl so I showed a friend. They told everyone and the boy told everyone it was a joke.

Whole thing felt like a smokescreen to let him resign so they stop the investigation without it raising questions.