Friday, March 2, 2012

March

This made me cry when I saw it in Meazi's classroom. When hasn't she been brave?

 Hopefully what she wrote about was something downright middle class and American like, "I was brave when Stride Rite didn't have light up shoes in my size" or "I was brave when daddy said that I couldn't get my ears pierced".  I hope she wrote about something like that.

Oh, and March,
We know what you are like...

This year you can suck it. We are a tight unit. We are huddled together and prepared to barrel through this month of sad anniversaries.

We give you a smile and a wave. We are together. We are holding on tight.

This is a time when we are brave.

10 comments:

  1. Crying in my office, for your brave kids and my brave kid and all the damn kids who've had to be brave too soon. And remembering that April and May are coming soon to our house. April and May can suck it, too.

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  2. i am trying to think if i have read a post of yours that DIDN'T give me the chills. glad you can be brave together.

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  3. beautiful prose, Julie. i don't know you personally, but i've read enough to say that yes indeed, you are ALL brave.

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  4. traumaversary sucks. hope to see you on the other side dears.

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  5. Hugs you brave, tight, super-unit, love family! May every storm that comes be gentler than the ones before. You have all had enough. Love you!

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  6. I love your super tight unit and March can suck it.

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  7. March.Suck it. Get your brave on.
    New Slogan.

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  8. Yeah March! Suck it! Just pass by quietly and move out of Spring's way! A time when you were brave. . . jayzus.

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  9. Wow. What an assignment for the kids. What grade is that???? Sheesh. I wonder how my daughter would answer that.....

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