#PARENTS

1)Listening to @LindaBauld giving evidence to the Covid19 committee this morning talking about public health in relation to the law/ measures/ restrictions in place to protect public health, confirming the
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When I was little after the family went to bed I used to hear the silverware drawer and other cabinets and doors opening and rustling around. All while my family
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2 1/2 years ago when I was going through both mental (anxiety) and physical (herniated disc) problems, to top it off my job was not secure. Before I had my
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After my vote today, I will go home and explain to my two boys why it was important to impeach the president. It’s a conversation that parents across the country
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I remember interviewing David Ervine for the first time almost 20 years ago. One of the first things I nervously said to him was "I'm a Catholic". He looked upset
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A small thread about being one step away from being in someone elses shoes, in relation to todays ablism.If I had been born into a different socioeconomic bracket I would
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Further to Dr. Robinson's oft-quoted, now clarified Journal op-ed, this interview sheds light on why experts like Robinson and Hinshaw are more confident about our school reopening plans than many
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Beloved community members, We hope you are finding opportunities for care and rest, and we witness how many of us are constantly deprived of and prevented from accessing care and
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What motivates a culture - guilt, shame, or fear?Source: @honorshame In cultural anthropology, there are three categories based on what kind of emotions motivate people. They are - guilt-based societies,
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Thanks to @rcharlesworth for flagging up this important article to me. A few things stand out... 1/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/dec/12/famous-first-words-how-celebrities-made-their-way-on-to-childrens-bookshelves It talks about pa
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Asking "Do you want us to come over there and shoot her?" when a mother is unsure how to handle a physically violent family member (and, yes, minor) who she
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In 2015, in a split second decision, I decided life wasn’t worth living anymore. The events following that moment are blurry but I found myself waking up in an ICU
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One of the saddest aftermaths of that Bean Dad asshole’s bullshit yesterday and my vomitus overshare afterwards:The sheer volume of people raised by toxic parents who said they never had
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Wow this is a... terrible plan, on top of several months of terrible plans, who could have predicted thishttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/11/england-students-to-get-six-day-window-to-get-home-before-christmas so we are supposed to
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SCOOP: A Cupertino elementary school forces third-graders to deconstruct their racial and sexual identities, then rank themselves according to their “power and privilege.”I've obtained exclusive whistleblower documents from inside t
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Here’s our endorsement of the Biden and Romney plans to pay parents a direct cash benefit. I would just add two points: 1/https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/02/13/reducing-child-poverty-in-america?frsc=dg%7Ce First, America is despera
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