Margaret McKee Swarts

GiGi to 3, Love God, Family, and Life in that order. ⛪️ Retired music teacher. T-shirt by a young Max Alexander

[Margaret McKee Swarts @cherokeemuse]

@iqrafatma1278 Someone doesn't understand basic math. $35 is 50% of $70. No one pays that much for a tip.

[Margaret McKee Swarts @cherokeemuse]

@MikeBales I can't make you love me

[Margaret McKee Swarts @cherokeemuse]

@WorkElizab The 1939 Wizard of Oz starts out in
b/w to reflect a gray Kansas, then magically changes to Technicolor when Dorothy steps into Munchkin Land. I was in elementary school in the 50's when it aired for the first time on tv. A neighbor hosted a watch party on her new color tv.

[Margaret McKee Swarts @cherokeemuse]

@WorkElizab Casa Blanca!!!

[Juanita Broaddrick @atensnut]

Who was most handsome back then!

Me: Mel Gibson

[Margaret McKee Swarts @cherokeemuse]

@GAFollowers Looks like a goner 😥

[Everything Georgia @GAFollowers]

Major fire a Floyd County Courthouse in Rome, Georgia

[John Ziegler @Zigmanfreud]

Over 1 million “views” for this post (with a video I did NOT produce), so obviously it really did “hit hard” for a certain demographic…
😱

[Margaret McKee Swarts @cherokeemuse]

@TheMickyDolenz1 Happy Birthday!

[Margaret McKee Swarts @cherokeemuse]

@Photomusicrock Still have one of their vinyls!

[Dan Dicks @DanDicksPFT]

BREAKING: The Situation Is Bad In Mexico Right Now…Pray For Us!

[Margaret McKee Swarts @cherokeemuse]

Winning the Invisible War - Charlie Kirk https://t.co/seTt93FFrV via @YouTube

[🎸 Rock History 🎸 @historyrock_]

In 1964, The Beatles played for the first time in the United States.

Here’s the complete concert. Enjoy this masterpiece.

[Deb @DontCallMeDebby]

Where my Tom-Boys at?

[GreatLakesLady @GreatlakesladyM]

Snow Snake

[Margaret McKee Swarts @cherokeemuse]

@AVGirl4Life Never, ever

[A Soldier's Whisper @SoldiersWhisper]

I locked the classroom door and turned to twenty five high school seniors, the Class of 2026. They were supposed to be the digital generation, confident and plugged in. Instead, staring back at me under the glow of hidden phones, they just looked tired.

I asked them to turn their phones off. Not silent. Off.

On my desk sat an old olive green military rucksack that belonged to my father. For weeks they ignored it, assuming it was just junk. They didn’t know it was the heaviest thing in the building.

I dragged it to the center of the room. Thud.

I told them we weren’t doing the Constitution that day. I handed out blank index cards with three rules. No names. Total honesty. Write down the heaviest thing you are carrying.

At first, no one moved. Then Sarah, straight A student, perfect everything, started writing. Then Marcus, the football captain, hunched over his card and wrote just three words.

One by one, they folded their cards and dropped them into the bag.

I zipped it shut and told them this bag was who they really were. Then I began to read.

A father pretending to go to work after losing his job. A student carrying Narcan for their mom. A kid mapping exits everywhere. A teen trapped between parents screaming about politics. A girl with thousands of followers crying alone at night.

Then the last card.

I don’t want to be here anymore. I’m just waiting for a sign to stay.

Marcus was crying openly. Sarah was holding the hand of a boy who usually sat alone. The cliques were gone. They were just kids carrying too much.

I told them the bag would stay in the room so they wouldn’t have to carry it alone anymore.

When the bell rang, no one rushed out. Every student stopped and touched the rucksack on the way out. I see you.

That night, a parent emailed me. Their son hugged them for the first time in years and asked for help.

Everyone you pass is carrying something you can’t see. Be kind. Be curious. Ask the people you love what they’re carrying. You might save a life.

[Margaret McKee Swarts @cherokeemuse]

@therealmissjo What if other students don't want Halal meat? That goes both ways.

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