Tonight was new student orientation. Our school was full of nervous teenagers, annoyed parents, and exhausted teachers bubbling about the new school year. #BacktoSchool2021
Thank you, @RadioAmy, for your comments about parenting on The Best Bits. Parenting is tough and kids are unique. Not every parenting decision yields the results you’d expect.
It is odd to see a 19-year-old moving painfully slow, using an arm crutch. Hold a door open, slow down and give her space, offer a friendly smile- but please stop staring.
@damienwillis@PhotoJFish Off-kilter is a good way to describe it. I just can’t think through it. I first met Karen when our kids did theatre together. She was a kind and reasonable. What a loss for our community.
The thought occurs to him repeatedly, as he feels the slow rush of air in and out of his lungs.
The irony isn’t lost on him.
He is a pulmonologist, and all he can think about now is how he took every precious breath for granted.
He knows where this is going.
Dying breaths. 1/