'What I'd tell my younger self if I could.'
I see it in the stories my son Henry brings home from school, where he learns what’s cool by watching the other kids.
While I hope that the process of adjusting and comparing himself to his peers remains as sweet in his progressive school, where inclusion is an articulated part of its ethos, I know it will only get harder as he gets older. Maybe cakes were embarrassing because they was messy and old-fashioned. All I knew was that having the right cookie cake at my birthday felt like one way I could reduce the otherness I felt inside me, since it was my personal hobby to pull at the threads of my hand-knitted self confidence and unravel it when no one was watching.
Indonesia Berita Terbaru, Indonesia Berita utama
Similar News:Anda juga dapat membaca berita serupa dengan ini yang kami kumpulkan dari sumber berita lain.
Ayurvedic Face Mapping: 10 Things Your Blemishes Are Trying to Tell YouDid you know where your blemishes pop up says a lot about your insides? An Ayurvedic specialist decodes face mapping and what could be causing your acne
Baca lebih lajut »
San Diego State bans electric scooters but neglects to tell studentsThe university said the ban was approved in March, but that the school didn’t publicly announce it until Monday, a week before fall classes are scheduled to begin.
Baca lebih lajut »
Why did no one tell me that epidurals don't always work?My birth plan included an epidural. But after two tries, it didn’t work and I went through 18 hours of excruciating labour and an episiotomy without one.
Baca lebih lajut »
Don't help Ryanair during Portugal strike, Belgian unions tell membersBelgium's CNE and ACV PULS trade unions have told members not to comply wit...
Baca lebih lajut »