#knowbetterbebetter

#ad📚 Zelah has special needs and enjoys attending her online public school classes every day. I'm grateful that she also receives the added benefits of one on one occupational therapy and speech therapy all through her public school. All of her teachers have been wonderful this school year and she has progressed beautifully. Every child is unique and when the right supports and interventions are available to meet their individual needs, our children can feel accepted and welcome at school. I've always been an advocate of public education and feel it helps shape the next generation. Successful public schools like the one my daughter attends provides attention to its students based on their unique needs. It's so important for students to receive the resources they need to reach their full potential. All students need to feel accepted and valued, regardless of race, gender identity, special needs, religion, or anything else. It's also important that every child has access to the support they need by making sure schools are funded based on their students' needs, not their neighborhood. 👍 I believe our families, communities, and futures depend on the quality of education we provide for our children. . . #HonestyInEducation #LetThemLearn #KnowBetterBeBetter . . . . . . . . . . . . . (at United States) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cehd926JLFI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

People will seek out benign complexity in those that wrong them, & malign the simplicty in those that treat them well. #facts #lessonslearnedhard #KnowBetterBeBetter https://www.instagram.com/p/BrSdnqhjb6j/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5oswx06ma011

So, today is Day 1 in my quest to be a better person. By better, I don't mean saintly by any standard - just someone that I am happy to look into the mirror and see. I feel I could do better as a mother, as a friend and be better to myself. So, today started well. I had all the best intentions (as you do) but as it was raining heavily outside I was foiled at the first hurdle of taking the two boys to the park. I'm not back at work until next Monday, so I decided to do a huge spring clean of the house. Out with the old and in with the new as they say. So today I scrubbed and polished and hoovered until the house was at an inch of its life. Got all of the photos of the boys down that need to be framed and hung on the wall (I decided the ones of me could really stay where they were for now). I made a huge fry up for breakfast and did homemade pizzas (both slimming world style) for lunch. (2lb loss since Monday - yay!) I've sent an email to our local woman's refuge for domestic violence survivors to see if they could make any use of the boys unwanted toys and clothes that they've grown out of. I've told my boys that I love them and that they are amazing little people (which I definitely think all kids need to hear every day). It's a good start and I'm proud of myself for it. Tomorrow's jobs: Go to the shops. While there, find someone and give them a compliment and let someone in front of me at the checkout line. Make their day. Investigate Kura bunk bed idea from IKEA. Drink coffee. Not necessarily in that order.