You're one of our favorite characters. I don't want this lost on our readers and our viewers. The show is about a Black elementary school in Philly. You are a white woman, but you are not a punchline. You are not corny. You are a leader. You are Philly. You are raw. You are...
Photo of me at some early elementary school age, posing for one of my oldest sister’s “Rae with Pets” series. Here I’m showing off our first goat, Sandy, a reddish-brown nanny with a short beard and curved horns. In this blurry middle-school addition to the “Rae with Pets” se...
But in those formative elementary years, I don’t think I ever felt that sense of belonging that I left the summer before second grade. As I got older, my dad got promoted a lot and that meant moving quite a bit. I think once or twice I attended two different schools during two ...
You have been on my mind. Every single day. I miss the outlet. I miss the conversations. I miss the connections I’ve made with so many of you. And I miss those special few friends who were strangers before my first post and who I met through this blog. And though you would never...
When I was young, I was home alone with my mother during the day while my older brother was at elementary school. Sometimes, I would be home, even if enrolled, because I didn’t wake up on time or for some other reason. As a young child, I was incapable of know the time, a sch...
Born and raised in Omaha — a graduate of Howard Kennedy Elementary School and Technical High School — Stapleton-Odems is a small business owner in Milwaukee who wouldn’t miss the Days for anything. “Every two years I come back…and it’s hard sometimes for me to do, but no matter ...
Dear Dr. NerdLove: I am a 45-year-old single woman, also a mom of an elementary school child. I’m pretty good looking, fit, I think I’m smart and funny. I have close relationships with friends and family, and don’t often feel lonely (I’m an introvert). ...
Born and raised in Omaha — a graduate of Howard Kennedy Elementary School and Technical High School — Stapleton-Odems is a small business owner in Milwaukee who wouldn’t miss the Days for anything. “Every two years I come back…and it’s hard sometimes for me to do, but no matter ...
I have so many great memories of going to theNashville Children’s Theatreduring school field trips in elementary school. My friend, Liberty, with the awesome memory can probably remember all of the plays we saw there, but I’m pretty sure that I remember seeing Charlotte’s Web and The ...
Me between some of the youngest of my mother’s cousins, elementary school age, me the toddler, and tween. I always called the boy, who is looking at a book with me in this picture, Cousin, and we played together every time I got the chance on a visit to their area. We’re sitti...