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#bloomforothers

Tonight my heart is heavy. Crushed. Grieved. Angry. Our community lost a 7th grade girl several days ago to suicide. 7th grade. Suicide. Hard to read? Hard to imagine? Yeah, me too. I did not know Isis Paulsen. But we just sat with some students who did. Students who don't have words for what is going on around them. Students who want answers. Students who are dealing with things that I as an almost 28 year old adult don't even know how to deal with. All you want to do is take that pain away from them. From Isis. Hug them so tight that it squeezes all the darkness out. But we can't. We can be there for them. We can listen to them. We don't have to fix this. We just have to be present. Listen. Let me tell you a few things I learned tonight about middle school students 1. They are ready to make things different for the future. They are already thinking about how to not let this happen to future generations. One student asked "How do we make sure this doesn...

Things to be said

Because I need a laugh and maybe you do as well. Here is a list of things that I have said both to Addison and our dog, Tucker. Feel free to add things that you have said to both your child(ren) and dog! 1. Don't eat that 2. Drop it 3. Stay out of the toilet 4. Sit 5. Stay 7. Whats in your mouth? (Followed closely by) 6. Open your mouth 7. Did you poop? 8. Stop licking the furniture 9. Stop licking me 10.  I love you! I am sure this has been done before but I needed something to laugh at!