I’m forever thankful that Ni-Kahk (my paternal grandmother) gave me the tools of encouragement, confidence, and the ability to use a dictionary to strengthen my reading skills. Having caught up to my peers and eventually surpassed many of them, the next major tool I received came from my mentor, whom I’ve mentioned in my opening … Continue reading Boundaries, Books, and Survival: A Teenager’s Toolkit for Chaos
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Knowledge is Power: My Grandmother’s Tools
I don’t doubt the school did everything they could to help me, this was the tail end of the 90s and the data and tools we have now didn’t exist. It was the summer before fifth grade, and I was being advanced while the reading tests showed I was two years behind my peers. Teachers … Continue reading Knowledge is Power: My Grandmother’s Tools
Make Changes NOW
Change the names back to their original INDIGENOUS names. They already have names. It's time for us to rise. The thunderbird will appear and it means a lot of different things depending on where you are... I suggest Squaw Peak be called Thunderbird Peak and Papago Peak changed to Segui Rise and "Sentinel Peak 'A' … Continue reading Make Changes NOW
Stray Days
I planned to write about the toxicity of body positivity and the negative social journey of gaining weight and losing weight. However, outlining the idea in my head Saturday afternoon leaving (my favorite place in the world) Mission Gardens, a stray dog was walking along the road. Usually, I don’t stop for strays; however, I … Continue reading Stray Days
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