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A Good Crisis Wasted

Posted on June 28, 2020 by advicefrommarta

Here in my middle class (increasingly upper middle class) suburb of Oak Park Illinois the mom groups are in a tizzy. It’s not the usual tizzy about teenagers without bike helmets, or people putting their poop bags in strangers’ garbage … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Nine Year Olds

Posted on November 9, 2015 by advicefrommarta

On Thursday my nine-year-old came home from school and excitedly asked me, “Did you know there were gunshots in front of D’s house last night.” I did know and I told him that it was all under control, a drug … Continue reading →

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