So when the world seems scary due to repeated threats on schools, I patiently explain to school staff what a “trauma brain” is and how even if the threat is not deemed to be “real,” it sure is real to children who are hyperreactive to threats based on brain wiring. Thirty years ...
“Don’t let it break you,” my friend responded. It’s 11:35 pm and I feel broken. The eldest is just barely holding on to 11thgrade. After a rough year, the middle is refusing all educational attempts (despite homebound, charter school, and a trial of cyber) and the next importan...
father has been dead for years and her mother works37a maid. Although her mother works very hard, she can38support the family. Jane is very bright and gifted at39and that’s how she has got the scholarship, which included a(n)40for things like lunch, school uniform and music lessons....
Finally, near the very end of the school year, I was so incredibly sick of having to battle for friendship. I stopped sitting with Jennifer at lunch and stopped waiting for her after class. It was tough at first, but now, I have tons of friends. We have fun and happy times together...