THANK GOD FOR THE VILLAGE
BY SARAH BESSEY, ACS PARENT I didn’t realize how much I had internalized the lie that I should be all things to my tinies until I was unable to do it all. I spent a fair bit of tears as a young mother on the fallacy that I had to be the one who provided everything they needed. That lie made me feel guilty for working, for being unable to go on the field trip, for being unable to help with classroom volunteering, even for asking for help from my family when I needed help. My old belief that [...]
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CAN’T YOU JUST PUNISH ME?
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*UN*PREPARED
BY LAURA VAN MAREN, ACS PARENT It was the first day of school in a brand new place. We all had a wonderful relaxing summer, while trying [...]
To launch the Inside Out blog in 2015, we created this music video to introduce our brave writers. While some of the writers have changed since then, we still feel it celebrates the spirit of who we are and the types of stories we want to share with you. Enjoy!