Category Archives: Acceptance
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Good and bad hair days
1July 4, 2020 by whirlyjoy
I’ve had the same hair stylist for almost as long as I’ve had my children. Back then when my stretch …
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Staying healthy in Seattle
1March 8, 2020 by whirlyjoy
While Seattle is steeped in COVID-19 panic, Aida’s focus remains laser-sharp on what matters most.
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Year of Wonder
1January 7, 2018 by whirlyjoy
This summer we officially joined our families by moving in together. We adopted the Wonder Dog to fulfill a promise and overcome some understandable teenage mutiny around sharing a smallish townhouse between four full-sized people.
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A Really Excellent Fantasy
3December 1, 2017 by whirlyjoy
My role then is simply to take awe and delight in watching these gorgeous people grow.
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Business casual and beyond
4September 18, 2016 by whirlyjoy
This year Aida has started a pre-vocational program as part of her school day. It’s in the mailroom of the district’s main …
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Heaven by way of the swimming pool
1February 22, 2015 by whirlyjoy
She looked tiny under the sheets of her deathbed, this woman who for most of my life was a towering, outgoing and whirlwind presence, fully able to live up to the strong promise of the size-12 Irish peasant feet that carried her as she strode through her days.
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