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we're all one people

2/19/2018

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​your parenting challenges
are my parenting challenges
your neighbor's struggles
you can relate
the mom yelling at her child
in the store
she is all of us
we are one 

the joys
smiles
tears
frustrations
the high's + the low's
we all share 

we are one

our evolution as parents today
is both uniquely individual
+ deeply universal 
we are the ties that bind
us to a better world
a bright future
for the human race

"we are only as strong
as the weakest link"
so the saying goes

this week we saw
once again
how weak
the weakest link 

of humanity is

what happens
when the bond of 
human connection
+
respect for life
are broken

my old friend from high school
is a teacher at marjory stoneman
douglas high school

she was on lock-down 
with her students for 4 hours
during this past week's school tragedy

while her students
rise up in advocacy
demanding positive change
and gun reform

i think about the child
who took the lives

what happens in a world
where a children is so broken?
what has happened to
a child to make him that broken?

every american school shooter
shares these common denominators:

adverse childhood experiences
isolation
and loneliness


for a small minority 
of our most vulnerable white male children
the combination of childhood abuse,
isolation, loneliness, and mental illness
- and access to weapons of war -

are at the root of unprecedented violence

the victims + the families 
in the latest school shooting
- and the shooter himself
remind me
we truly are all one people

the safety of teachers and children
everywhere is dependent upon
all children growing up in safety
with strong and healthy
secure attachment bonds
to their caregivers

the role of parents + teachers today
has never been more important
and having all the support in the world
to raise loving and respectful children
is everything

we truly are one people
one human race
parents together
strengthening one another
the next generation
to help ensure a foundation of safety
- not just in our own children's lives-
but in *every* child's life
this is a #1 way
to end the cycle of violence
and ensure we thrive as a people


Wishing us all the power of positive action
to ensure the safety of all our children. 
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    Hi friends,  I write from the heart to tell my life story, and the story of those in my neighborhood called life. Research shows that our children's emotional & mental health is contingent upon us parents being able to tell our life story, or "coherent narrative."  This is my coherent narrative, my life story in the making, with some of what I love in life too. My goal is to share my life in a way that is real, uplifting & positive- sometimes serious, sometimes fun. In my practice, I inspire parents to empowerment through reclaiming our life stories and learning respectful discipline. My work is my offering to our children- our future. Wishing you all a happy family!

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