Work to change the culture. In many library tech situations, whether it is a chatroom or a server room, it’s still a men’s locker room atmosphere. The banter, the jokes, the assumed knowledge, all tends to be male based. We (and I mean me and you and you) need to work at t...
Along came a new family, they even have kids! They took me to their home, forever to stay. At first I thought you sent me away. Then that second lesson became perfectly clear. No matter how far, you will always be near. And so, Foster Mom, you know I've moved on. ...
Neither child did their laundry the way I do it or without me pestering them to get it done. And I still pitched in quite a bit over the years, but they know how to ensure they have clean clothes to wear. When I’d realize my kids could manage a task on their own, but they ...
Every year we get migrating returning birds like house martins and swifts. A nightmare to get photos of as they’re always flying – more practice at fast photography needed. I need to set myself up a little photo hide in the garden because they won’t come near once I’ve opened up ...
When Petunia and I met Jenn, we had a sense that Petunia would succeed with her. Jenn has two other young, active dogs who play nicely with others and could (hopefully) show Petunia the ropes. She has two young kids who love to help out with enrichment activities for new foster dogs....
(especially because the other thing I would be doing = work…). Second, I worry about her getting too “bossy” (as a first/possible only child) — she is already a strong leader/director when we play with other kids. Third, as you identify, I do sometimes get bored if I sit ...
ADHD, dyslexia, auditory processing disorder, nonverbal learning disorder, and Aspergers. My pupils have been successful in improving grades, and many have won academic awards and have gone on to take advanced courses. I now see my “kids” joining the work force and succeeding in various ...
THAT is Halloween to me and my family. Let the pagans do what the pagans are going to do and what the pagans have done since Moses wrote Exodus. My God is bigger than that. In short: It. Doesn’t. Matter. AREN’T YOUR KIDS CONFUSED?? Nope. They aren’t. Simply because Hallowe...
Catch me Mum! Most kids learn to trust that their Mum and Dad will keep them safe. In the absence of a Mum and Dad, other ‘safe adults’ need to be found. We fed them when they were hungry, we changed them when they needed changing and they learnt that their cries for help would...
When Noelle Yuen received an email from theSan Francisco SPCAasking for help fostering pets — the shelter had to temporarily close to visitors and volunteers recently to helpcurb the spread of novel coronavirus COVID-19— she jumped on it. “Our kids were feeling bad about school being cancel...