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The 7th Grade Blues, When It Just Didn’t Add Up (for the first time)

October 17, 2019by charliewalker 3 Comments

It can be a rough tumble from top of the heap to just another face in the crowd. It’s a lesson Daughter and I have both experienced — actually, she’s […]

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12 year old, Algebra, Math, Uncategorized

Feeling growing pains — and watching beauty and grace blossoming before me

July 12, 2019by charliewalker 3 Comments

It was early on a Sunday evening. The three of us sat around the small round table in the area of our house that we have loosely described as the […]

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Music echoes through time — but now I hear dead people

April 23, 2019by charliewalker 1 Comment

Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and bottles of bubbles … During our more-than 2000-mile trip, that Arianna Grande pop hit was on some sort of radio perpetual motion machine, playing in every […]

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Moving to Florida: Frustration and chaos, but Daughter’s smile overshadows all

July 25, 2018by charliewalker 3 Comments

Never has there been such turmoil, such change, such incredibly demanding work. My family’s possessions are scattered: A full storage unit in Florida. A stuffed PackRat trailer stashed in Cherry […]

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cell phone, texting, Uncategorized

New memories of Kindergarten, inside looking out: Small students, big hearts

June 7, 2018by charliewalker 2 Comments

It’s Kindergarten Graduation Time. Again. It’s been six years since Young Daughter made this same step up to 1st grade. It’s the kind of June morning where the mugginess plasters […]

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child, daughter, first grade, graduation, kindergarten, parenting, teacher, Uncategorized

Sweet friendship is blind for Birthday girls; meanwhile, one gift is painful irony

May 1, 2018by charliewalker 5 Comments

You know she’s growing up when she hits the birthday when the gifts include only one toy … and a collection of clothing, books, gift cards, a beautiful photo collage […]

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11 years old, American Girl doll, beach, birthday, cats, daughter, discrimination, friends, Uncategorized, vet, veterinarian

Kindergarten: Finding a classroom home during students’ Age of Exploration

March 4, 2018by charliewalker 4 Comments

Kindergarten? Kindergarten. Kindergarten! If you had asked me a year ago the grade level I’d be least likely to teach, that was the answer. But here I am: In a […]

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By any other name, subtle race stereotypes still haunt us

December 13, 2017by charliewalker 3 Comments

“My name is TRACEY. You should know that. I’ve worked here for six years.” Embarrassment crept up the back of my neck as I mumbled, “Sorry.” It didn’t matter. she […]

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African-American, race, stereotype, Uncategorized

First day of 5th Grade: A year to learn about yourself and make (good) memories that last

August 28, 2017by charliewalker 2 Comments

First day of 5th Grade. A new school year. A new, grown-up “tween” world view. A new uniform shirt color. She told me at breakfast this morning she felt nervous, […]

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10 years old, 5th Grade, bully, daughter, friends, memories, memory, pain, parenting, teacher, Uncategorized

When her feelings turn from tender to toxic, best strategy is keeping my mouth shut

June 6, 2017by charliewalker Leave a comment

What’s bothering her? She’s barely 10 years old. What weight of the world is she carrying? Is there something big going on in her life, or is she simply submerged […]

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10 years old, Daddy, daughter, Disney, family, parenting, teen, Uncategorized, video game, violence

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