I’m Sorry Ella – How to be better than me.
It happened just last week. “It’s so retarded.” I stood there stunned for a moment. It went down like sour milk. My chest got heavy, I lowered my head and mumbled, “yeah”. I don’t even know what […]
It happened just last week. “It’s so retarded.” I stood there stunned for a moment. It went down like sour milk. My chest got heavy, I lowered my head and mumbled, “yeah”. I don’t even know what […]
Most days, being a parent to Ella, is just like being a parent to Audrey or Jakob. Yesterday, I picked Ella up early from school so that we could pick up her brother before heading straight to tutoring. Ella […]
This morning, I walked particularly slow past Rachel Notley’s house (the Premier of Alberta and my local MLA). I pass it multiple times a week on my way to our neighborhood coffee shop and am always hoping that one day, […]
This morning, while Ella was taking her coat off and putting her backpack in her locker, I went into the class to ask her teacher a question. After my simple question was answered she proceeded to tell me about yesterday. […]
Tomorrow is the first day of school. I have no idea what class Ella will be going into nor what kind of support she will have. I had hoped the school administration would have come to a better understanding of […]