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“TO THE MOM AT THE SCHOOL DROP OFF THIS MORNING
Today I walked my son to his kindergarten class. It was cold and we were huddled together like sardines as we stood outside the door waiting for the bell to ring.
I saw you with your little boy just a few feet from us, and I looked down when I realized you were looking at us. I hoped you didn't know who we were. I hoped you didn't know my son was "that kid." The one who's not transitioning well in this school year.
I know what the kids say about my son. They go home and tell their parents my kid is bad. Sometimes he pushes and hits. Sometimes he is defiant and refuses to sit down, be quiet, or stay in line.
I know because the kids tell him what they think of him on the playground. "Mark said I'm bad today." Or "Aiden's dad said I can't play with him anymore." And my heart hurts, because I know he's struggling in school. And we are working every angle... in school with a specialist, at home, and through classes, books and resources.
Today, you looked at me, then at my son. "You must be K," you said to my son. And I looked up and smiled sheepishly. It was an apologetic smile. Almost a "I'm sorry you know his name" smile, because that means you've heard the stories.
I said to you, "Yes, this is him."
I whispered when my son stepped away that we are aware he's causing some trouble and we are working on it. That we take his behavior very seriously.
And then you did something I never expected. I don't know if I was waiting for you to tell me what you heard K did to your son, or just tell me off. But instead you told me about your older son who struggled with similar problems at this age. You told me that now he's in high school and he's a straight A student.
Instead of tearing me down, you lifted me up. You gave me hope. And you handed me an olive branch so I know that I do have an ally during school drop off. An ally I never expected.
You didn't have to make that connection. You could have ignored us or pretended not to know us. Or yes - you could have told me what you think of my son (you would not be the first). But you didn't. You showed me grace and kindness and you uplifted me more than I could possibly describe in words.
I told you I would love to learnmore about steps you took with your older son. I would love suggestions and guidance and that I would call you. And you know what? I will call you. Even if no suggestions or guidance is ever exchanged. I will call you because you are a friend I want to have. You are a good person.” Credit: Celeste Yvonne Via FB
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President Trump is asking everyone to forward this email to a minimum of 20 people, and to ask each of those to do likewise.
In three days, most people in the United States will have the message. This is an idea that should be passed around, regardless of political party.
The TRUMP Rules: Congressional Reform Act of 2017
1. No Tenure / No Pension. A Congressman/woman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they're out of office. And, no more perks go with them.
2. Congress (past, present, & future) participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people. It may not be used for any other purpose.
3. Congress must purchase their own retirement plan, just as ALL Americans do.
4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.
5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.
6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people (i.e. NO MORE INSIDER TRADING!!!).
7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen/women are void. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen/women. Congress made all these contracts by and for themselves.
Serving in Congress is an honor and privledge NOT a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators should serve their term(s), then go home and go back to work … not get all kinds of freebies.
NO WONDER THEY’RE FIGHTING EVERYTHING HE TRIES! Pass it on!!!! Let's help TRUMP drain the swamp!! Just hold your finger down then hit forward and send it to everyone you know. Let’s help trump get the country straightened out.
Congratulations Coach! You look like you landed in a great place!
Thank you to the students in our media class for coming to one of our lifts and making this for the program! Continuing to work towards our goals each day! #CultureWins #WinTheDay @CoachP1104 @HPRwildcats
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A son took his old father to a restaurant for an evening dinner. Father, being very old and weak, while eating, dropped food on his shirt and trousers. Other diners watched him in disgust, while his son was calm.
After he finished eating, his son, who was not at all embarrassed, quietly took him to the washroom, wiped the food particles, removed the stains, and combed his hair.
When they came out, the entire restaurant was watching them in dead silence, not able to grasp how someone could embarrass themselves publicly like that. The son settled the bill and started walking out with his father.
At that time, an old man amongst the diners called out to the son and asked him, “Don’t you think you have left something behind?”.
The son replied, "No, sir, I haven't.”
The old man retorted, “Yes, you have! “You left a lesson for every son and hope for every father.”
The restaurant went silent.
One of the biggest honors that exists is being able to take care of our fathers and mothers who have cared for us, and all those elderly people who sacrificed their lives with their blood, sweat, tears, time, money, and effort deserve our utmost respect.
♥️💖♥️💖♥️💖♥️💖♥️💖♥️
Congratulations Coach! What a deserving honor! Proud to call you friend!!!!
Retired RHS Coach and beloved Health and Physical Education teacher Mike Suk was inducted into the New Jersey Scholastic Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Coach Suk holds the most wins in Randolph Wrestling history, and ranks 9th All Time in NJ state history.
#RandolphSchools
Congratulations to an incredible coach!!!!! What an incredible honor for an incredible man!!!!!
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To be clear, vaccinated schoolchildren (teachers too) can be Covid vectors countless times a day as well. Vaccines are good at reducing risk of severe illness - that should be the messaging.
Unvaccinated schoolchildren can be Covid vectors countless times of day, but proponents of the shots are finding it hard to persuade parents to give consent. nyti.ms/3GcvoUf
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The NFL is now abandoning daily COVID screening of unvaccinated players and pursuing a more targeted approach. The rest of the US should follow suit. theathletic.com/news/unvacci…
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It ends now. February 1 is “Send Your Kids to School Without a Mask Day” in New Jersey. Retweet and pass it on.
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#Covid19
NFL coaches and players can come back from Covid in 3 days
HCWs don’t even need to stop working if they are covid positive.
But NJ school kids have to quarantine for 7-14 days if they are just NEAR a student who tests positive.
When will enough be enough?
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Demanding a person's info without cause or warrant is a clear violation of the #4A! When was last time you had to show your measles vaccination? #EdTheTrucker #DangerousDurr EdTheTrucker.com #NoVaxPass
Where are you at #America? 👇
Showing your card is just complying
Stand up for your fellow citizens, segregation is here and its coming for you one day as well
#StrongerTogether 🇺🇸
