The following post was previously published in The Fresno Bee on Saturday, September 12, 2020. “We have to get out of here today,” my sister buzzed around in her Bass Lake cabin kitchen while our kids played and dogs ran around outside. It was around 8:30am. Her husband was already making neighborhood rounds to help a 90+…
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Parents Pledge for In-Person Anything? (I will.)
Our first week of ‘distance-learning’ school here is done. Completed. I’m shamelessly glad it’s over. I’m beyond proud of my little ladies who are handling it. I’m equally relieved and irate. Confused? Stay with me. If you didn’t see my impromptu Facebook LIVE rant on my personal profile last week calling ‘b—$hit’ on most everything…
Parent in real life (and shut up on social media)?
A previous version of this post was published on June 5, 2020 in The Fresno Bee. Time to parent in real life & shut up on social media? YUP. Recent current events are proving to be too much — mentally, emotionally, physically. Los Angeles (aka: the place where so many of my professional and personal…
How to have productive distance learning days with kids: TIPS!
How to have a fabulous, productive and winning day with kids at home doing distance-learning? It ain’t easy, but these to-do’s have helped us here like magic (as seen on Fox 11 Los Angeles’ Good Day LA): 1) YES TO SCHEDULE! Schedules create consistency kids need & foster feelings of productivity (for kids & parents). Start…
Mandatory Distance-Learning Lessons (from a fed-up CA mom)
A previous version of this post was published in The Fresno Bee on Sunday, May 2, 2020. Seven weeks of distance learning: DONE! We’ve been doing inexplicably well at our house thanks to a daily 10am ‘school start time’ that kicks off with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer. Everyone gets dressed, makes their…
Never Forget: WE SURVIVED.
Today marks 105 years recognizing (and mourning) the Armenian Genocide. A total of one and a half million men, women & children killed in Armenia during the years surrounding 1915. Every year, Armenians in every city around the world recognize this day with candlelight vigils, spiritual services, red+blue+orange flag-filled marches for justice and yell “Never…
COVID-19, Week Three: Is something wrong if nothing feels wrong?
THIS COVID-19 DIARY FOR MY KIDS… AND THEIR KIDS. Read our illustrious Week One HERE (complete with a can-do attitude & God-Is-Watching-Us hope). Our Week Two can be found HERE (chock-full of rationing & rage for most everyone on Facebook to shut-up). Today is Palm Sunday. And I feel fine. Besides ushering in an official…
