When You’re Popular You Start To See The Mean – It is Up To You To Decide What To Do With It

I was The Mean Girl. I didn't turn my back on folks, I said shit, a lot of shit, and I said it behind their backs or to their faces, occasionally I got violent, but mostly I did whatever anyone else around me did and I followed the crowd. With my Twitter account, I've tried … Continue reading When You’re Popular You Start To See The Mean – It is Up To You To Decide What To Do With It

It’s a Process of Learning: Something to Think About For Those Who Think They Can Not…

You Don't Find YOUR Purpose Until YOUR Purpose Finds You. That's the Rule. - Devon J Hall Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com I want to teach. Stephen Coghlan was the first person to say that I was a teacher, and at the time I wrinkled my nose because I didn't think that was true, … Continue reading It’s a Process of Learning: Something to Think About For Those Who Think They Can Not…

I Am Not Going To Stop Talking Just To Help You Remain Ignorantly Comfortable

I've been thinking a lot about racism. White people - in particular - are programmed and trained to be afraid of BIPOC and Black people. Maybe it's our skin color, or maybe it's more than four hundred years of oppression that taught us to be strong. That taught us to be wise. That taught us … Continue reading I Am Not Going To Stop Talking Just To Help You Remain Ignorantly Comfortable

Dear Teachers Of British Columbia…I Just Want To Say Thank You #CdnPoli

Back in my day, teachers were assholes. I will never forget my 4th grade teacher going out of her way to humiliate me in front of the class, by making fun of my writing, and getting off on the fact that the other kids laughed. Now that I am older I realize they were probably … Continue reading Dear Teachers Of British Columbia…I Just Want To Say Thank You #CdnPoli

I Am Done Apologizing

For years, I felt bad for trying to stand up for myself. For asking questions that I didn't know how to find the answers to. For thinking that I deserved knowledge simply because that was always my goal on this earth. When I was a little girl, I had this vision of myself sitting in … Continue reading I Am Done Apologizing