HeyJaredAll The Things
Personal, relatable, and sometimes insightful essays on a variety of topics that make life meaningful.
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What We’re Seeing Is Not The Norm (opens the original)
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It’s been so refreshing to see photos from friends who moved their kids into college for the first time and their dorm rooms are just regular old, college-issued normal.It’s been so nice to take the Amtrak and see regular people with beat-up suitcases and reusable tote bags as luggage.It’s been so nice to be with my friends in real life with regular bodies. Bodies that are soft and puckered and spotted and just out here living a moderately healthy life while enjoying the dessert.It’s been a remi
Maybe Together We Can Protect the Imagination of Kids (opens the original)
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Imagination is an essential part of development for learning, processing, and growth.Even as a 37-year-old woman, my imagination serves me well, particularly when I’m awake at 4:37am and need to get myself back to sleep. I imagine beautiful worlds free of pain and 2015 Zac Efron.An unfortunate reality in today’s world is that tech and social media have stunted our imaginations, along with our attention spans and ability to connect. This is true for adults, and it is also very true for children</
Glimmers from a 90s Summer (kind of) (opens the original)
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Seven weeks ago I signed off Substack for the summer. It’s been quite lovely to lower the input on my brain as I’ve read not one article since June.I also haven’t written one thing since June. And while I intended for summer to be aimless and restorative, I ended up having the busiest project load I’ve ever had since 2021, making me shrimp-bodied over my laptop on my couch, at my desk, and at the pool more times than
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