#kidsdrumlessons

For some of you, this is going to hurt. And for that I am sorry. But not sorry. More like sorry, not sorry. Especially in this age of wokeness, cancellations, and fear of speaking truth, to power or otherwise.

You see, these days, most can't handle the truth and believe their self-imposed fugue state is valid, is justified, and no one is allowed to penetrate it.

But penetrate it I must.

Hear me out for just a moment as I present a single question to the confused, the uncertain, the unsure among us.

What's next?

I see your questions. Your inquires. Your requests for assistance.

Which leads me to wonder. What's next?

You recant the stories of the awful things that occur in your child's classroom, their school building, within themselves, or amongst their peers.

You lament over the inequalities, the maltreatment, the mishandling effectuated by your child's teacher, their school environment, and society at large as they showcase their uncertainty about things that they simply do not understand.

You use words like heartbreaking, brutal, unfair. And as I read, as I listen, I can only ask but one question. What's next?

Our neurodivergent children, Our loves. The reason our hearts beat. Our children's behaviors can be intense. Their behaviors can be difficult. No. Not just difficult. Not only intense. Also complicated. Frightening. A lot.

All facts.

But I wonder, even more so when reading your words, or listening to your commentary here and there ... what is the alternative, and is that alternative any worse than your prevailing predicament?

Speaking from direct and actual experience, I assure you, your children are telling you something. The stories they tell you. The feelings they express. The pictures that they draw. Even the reports and write-ups from school. They are all painting a narrative. Telling a story.

So again I ask, what's next?

Auliq Ice speaks of pulling your own rope. But pulling your own rope is sometimes so hard. Pulling your own rope is sometimes too much. Rest assured. I get it. I, too, understand.

But what is the alternative? What is next?

Perhaps homeschooling is not your choice. (Though I wish you would reconsider.) But options exist. Alternatives abound. And most importantly, your children are asking a very hard question of you.

What's next?

Because what's currently happening is obviously not working.

So consider this, and again on behalf of your children I ask, ... what's next?