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Monthly Archives: February 2013
Signs that you might be a successful parent, or at least a subversive one
While driving in the car to therapy, Monkey Man and Gorilla Girl asked me to play Bruce Springsteen on the CD player, specifically “Shackled and Drawn.” We also sang along to my favorite, “Death to My Hometown.” I guess Springsteen … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Springsteen, children, family, subversive music
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Trying on jerky pants — or what it’s like to be a 7th grade teacher in February
On my way to class the other day, I passed a few colleagues on hallway duty in the break between lunch and the start of classes. One colleague was waving her arms like a traffic cop, desperately attempting to quell … Continue reading
Necessity is the Mother of Invention 