Jennifer Wolfe's Blog, page 25
December 1, 2015
She’s Nineteen, And She Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
Something happened last year. Amidst the swirl of SAT testing, college acceptance letters, pole vaulting and ski racing, something huge changed in our house. You turned 19, and you don’t live here anymore. At first it was like peeling layers of an onion. I was so distracted by your brother’s broken leg, our flooded kitchen […]
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November 27, 2015
Dear Family, I’m Grateful
Dear Family, Living this life as a writer, as a person who sits most comfortably with words inside my head rather than sharing them in the moment, presents some challenges. I’m a thinker, and frequently get caught up with the stories swirling around in my mind that don’t always seem to make it out while […]
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November 23, 2015
Damn You, Daylight Saving Time
It’s been over two weeks, and insomnia has taken over my life. My husband and son laugh at this time each year when I can hardly keep my eyes open at dusk, and my body turns me into a cranky, yawning sleep-deprived mess. Damn you, Daylight Saving Time. It’s not that I don’t WANT to […]
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November 16, 2015
Inquiring Minds-What I Wish I Knew
I sure wish I had the guts to ask a psychic about what my future holds. It’s kind of funny, really- as a kid I was never one of those people who knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. I didn’t have driving passions throughout high school- unless you counted my […]
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November 11, 2015
Being Normal
Sometimes I wonder if I’m the only one who feels the pain of being in two worlds at one time. I remember thinking when I was in my twenties that finding a job with dyed green hair wouldn’t be easy-so I got a job as a barista, long before Starbucks surfaced. When I started teaching […]
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November 2, 2015
Texting And My Teenage Boy: A Mother’s Simple Attempt To Connect
It’s Friday afternoon, and I’m still in my classroom, clearing the debris that is left behind from 100+ 8th graders passing through my door in one day. I’m tired. I’ve been with teens all day, helping and teaching and motivating. Trying, sometimes successfully, to connect. Glancing out the window I notice the sky is turning […]
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October 26, 2015
Moments Like This Come Around Only Once In A Super Moon
I feel a little outnumbered these days. It’s always been an equal gig around here- two girls , two boys. Two kids, two parents. Now, with one boy kid left at home, the balance is all out of whack. And some days I really feel it. We’d planned to stay late at his first lacrosse […]
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October 22, 2015
My Advice For People That Want To Work With Children
I must warn you that if you are thinking about working with children, it’s not for everyone. Whether you are planning to be a teacher, nanny, PSA or even set up a creche, you’ll be faced with many challenges. I think the biggest problem here is that many people believe if you’re a mom, you’ll […]
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October 19, 2015
Honoring Our Boundaries: “No” Is A Complete Sentence
“No” is a complete sentence.” ― Anne Lamott That sentence used to drive me crazy when my kids were little. Remember those days when every request, every plea, every last ounce of your mommy-breath received a “No”? Do you remember their determined little faces, squeezed into such ferociousness, fists in the air? And now I […]
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October 15, 2015
Something Cool From My Classroom: Students Creating Utopias
Honestly, I don’t think we give teenagers enough credit. They really have some cool ideas about the world. They recognize what’s messed up, what’s good, and what needs to be changed. They really do. I’ve spent the better part of the last 25 years around teenagers every day. Many, many people think I’m crazy. They […]
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