They Are Coming!

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Who/ what is coming?  The holidays!  No matter your religion or ethnicity, there are holidays between now and the end of the year.  In a perfect world, we would observe holidays with people who love us unconditionally- be they biological family or chosen family. Alas, we do not live in a perfect world.  Families might be scattered across the country… Read more »

The Write Way and the Wrong Way

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Cursive handwriting needs to go the way of the dodo bird.  This is the hill I will die on. I have mentioned this a couple times before-  like here https://beckypalmer.me/?p=4510   and here https://beckypalmer.me/?p=4718 .   Simply put, it is not a skill that children need to learn in 2024.  I will go so far as to say we never should have had… Read more »

Poreless?

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There are many examples of impossible beauty standards for women.   We’re supposed to be shaped a certain way and be a certain height.  We are supposed to have a certain texture of hair,  a certain face shape, and have a certain type of skin.  And one of the skin standards has been bugging me lately. There are hundreds – if… Read more »