Comments on: Piercing News.

By: Amysilverman

Amysilverman — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:52:55 +0000

Thanks for sharing your impressions — my older daughter spent a year in that teacher’s class as well.

By: robin nelson

robin nelson — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 03:23:25 +0000

My son was in Sophie’s reading teacher’s class all last year. Not only did he do well, she was wonderful too. I think it would be great for all if you would start off giving the teacher a fair chance. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised

By: amy

amy — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:38:36 +0000

Jaida, you made my day with your kind words! Everyone has had such good advice. My plan is to be cautiously optimistic — I’ll write more about that later…. This is totally against my nature (!) so should be interesting….

By: Jaida

Jaida — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:25:11 +0000

The only “advice” I can give is to be cautiously optimistic. I would like to think that in working with Sophie, this woman will realize the error in her assessment. Sophie is amazingly insightful, and the more I read about her, the more I KNOW she is wise well beyond a 3-year-old level. As you say, you can’t fight this pre-emptively, so perhaps all you can do is be on watch, hope for the best, and be prepared to fight if need be. Let Sophie work her magic.

I have to say, I try to live day by day with my kiddo (he’ll be five in November) because I feel like there’s a lot that gets harder with our kids the older they get. But reading about Sophie, her personality and her relationship with her sister make me look forward to everything to come. Thank you for sharing her.

By: Stacy Augustine

Stacy Augustine — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:30:57 +0000

Sophie’s off to such a great start with reading — I suspect you give a bit too much credit to her teachers, wonderful as they have been. You and the rest of your family have surely had a lot to do with that, too (and her own willingness and ability, too). This new teacher can’t touch that.

Go Team Sophie!

By: Noan

Noan — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:22:31 +0000

1. Just got a call yesterday from my 21 year-old about a piercing “gone-wrong”. Your piercing story is so, so much nicer.
2. I have spent the summer in surgeon samsara so I will tell you the two things I have been telling myself: Stay open to the possibility of good things happening. If someone messes with my kid be boundaried, fierce and clear.

By: kathymonkman

kathymonkman — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 03:20:44 +0000

Awesome for AB. Sorry ’bout Sophie.