HeyJaredA Perpetual Work in Progress by Susan Cabael
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Passing Down Generational Values (opens the original)
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Independence, Hard Work, and EducationWhile writing an author’s note for a story about generations in a family and traditions, it got me thinking about raising children. Both about how I was raised as a child of immigrants running their own business and about how we chose to raise our own children. In both cases, values that threads through both are independence, hard work, and education. My parents worked late and arrived home around 7:30pm for dinner, which meant I had the entire afternoon to
How’s School? (opens the original)
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You Asked!At the beginning of the school year, it’s inevitable that everyone I see in August and September asks me how the school year is going. And I usually look at them and pause. There’s a few different ways I can answer. 1. Short and simple. It’s going all right. 2. A little bit of transparency, but nothing deep. Everything is very slow and it takes a long time to teach procedures. But it’s getting better each day. 3. Do you really want to know what the beginning of the school year is like?
Back to Boyds Mills for a Retreat (opens the original)
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Asian American Voices In-Community RetreatIf I could spend my days retreating in the woods, writing in a cabin surrounded by deer, rabbits, a mama robin feeding her young, and chatting in my free time with people with similar creative passions, I absolutely would. Which is why I make the time and space to travel across the country to Pennsylvania for the Asian American Voices In-Community Retreat. Hosted by Grace Lin and Debbi Michiko Florence, this past August was the “bonus” weekend to commemo
My Relationship with School Supplies (opens the original)
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Going Down Memory LaneI have always loved the time of year when stores put out boxes and rows of fresh new school supplies. Even when I was younger and an older sibling brought me to Longs Drugs to pick up whatever I needed, I took my time choosing everything all by myself. While I vividly remember my siblings using Pee Chee folders, during my prime time elementary school years, it was all about the Trapper Keeper. I thought the vertical pockets of those Mead folders were the best thing and I lo
Recess Time: August 2026 (opens the original)
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Everybody Needs a BreakIt’s recess time! Pause, catch up, or take a break. Here are links to the last four posts: Why Am I Obsessed with Butter?Building a WebsiteA Fresh New Space for a Fresh New StartTreat Yourself<a class="button primary button-w
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