Darcy Mayers
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On the article Thoughts About the Glover School Project
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On the article Thoughts About the Glover School Project
Darcy Mayers
6:46 pm on Sunday, April 10, 2011
ReplyColleen -- Similar problems exist at the Gerry School: I feel your pain and I'm sorry for your son who has every right to attend his neighborhood school. Here's to hoping -- and working! -- toward the best outcome for every one in town. -- Darcy
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On the article Oh Charlie!
Darcy Mayers
12:04 am on Sunday, March 6, 2011
ReplyI wish you luck with that discussion: damn! I can barely spell the word...
My children love their cousins with massive food allergies and autism, but they know these issues as something "you are born with." It's a lot harder to explain the trouble that might come later.
Even worse: to explain our culture's obsession with it.
As a women who too has wrestled with anxiety and depression issues since a teenager, I so very much appreciate your awesome words, and your truth.
Thanks for reading and caring enough to respond.
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On the article Are You A Tiger Mom?
Darcy Mayers
11:46 pm on Saturday, March 5, 2011
ReplyShould be noted: Pam and I shared some notes privately after this exchange.
I apologized for the fact that I made her feel badly and assured her that I value every opinion, including her brilliant one, and that frankly, I wish more mom's would be/act/talk as openly and wonderfully as she did.
Bottom line: sometimes in our effort to make a point, we miss it.
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On the article Are You A Tiger Mom?
Darcy Mayers
12:06 am on Friday, March 4, 2011
ReplyI've got to note how two moms writing here used the obvious "just my opinion" or "just me" statement.
Isn't that the point here? To write a very personalized statement -- an opinion?
Women are so good at "apologizing" for what they think with platitudes including the two I just mentioned. If this back and forth is to matter, it will be because moms speak without guilt or worry or excuses.
Also: as for that interview Brenda refers to: I still have no problem with Amy's response. You do have to know (as a parent) when your child isn't right for whatever thing they might not be right for. You're the grown up! You can tell! It's your job to gently tell a skinny kid that Sumo wrestling is not their forte!
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On the article Broken
Darcy Mayers
11:33 pm on Saturday, February 26, 2011
ReplyMaeve needs daredevils like R and cautious girls like B.
Good news! They'll both be ready to babysit when it's time.
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On the article Glover School Supporters Make Pitch For Fall Override
Darcy Mayers
11:40 pm on Tuesday, July 27, 2010
ReplyI sincerely hope these hard-working parent volunteers, who lost by a handful of votes, will ultimately secure what the children of this town deserve.
You gotta a problem with the fact that maintenance wasn't done years ago?
Do the math.
Most yes-voting parents were CHILDREN themselves when the kind of upgrades certain voters suggested should and could have been made. Yet, it's their children who suffer now.
Were you a parent of school age kids then? If so, why didn't YOU rally to raise money to shore up these (literally) falling down schools when you had the chance ? And now that your kids have moved on, why would you be so selfish to deny a measure of modern quality to the children who live amongst you?
Explain.
Darcy Mayers
8:24 pm on Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Great note Dan. Happy to see the result at Town Meeting... Would love to see the same turnout or better at the polls...