: About Me

I am a Mom to two beautiful kids and while every day is challenging and holds many frustrations for me, I love it immensely. I take a lot from being a Mom and try to find humor in most situations.

I have always loved to write and have prided myself on being the 'go-to' person in high school when our holiday printings needed more short stories. I would love to publish a novel some day but that is on my list of probably-won't-happens.

My passion is ...

my kids.

I know too much about ...

nothing. I always want to learn more about everything.

My parents always told me ...

hard work is the only way to succeed.

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a writer.

My favorite memory ...

is the first moment I saw each of my beautiful kids' faces.

Why I write ...

is because I love to. I like debating and I like having conversations with others about topics I'm knowledgeable in.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I read a lot of quilt magazine and I'm currently researching homeschooling. I watch a lot of CSI and I usually only get to listen to kids music or my daughter has a fit.

My first job ...

was a paper route. After that, I worked at an Arthur Treacher's, which was similar to Long John Silver's.

My best moment ...

is when my daughter spontaneously hugs or kisses me or my son gives me one of his beautiful toothless little smiles.

My inspiration ...

again, my kids.

Education > Education (Other) Should American sign language be taught to students

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Every day, Deaf people go about their normal lives using American Sign Language within their community. The live and thrive in a world that has tried to force everything from lipreading to cochlear implants on them. They do not hear and yet they live full, happy lives. Hearing people have a difficult time understanding why someone would want to live without hearing when they other options available. What most hearing people do not realize is that there is a Deaf culture and it revolves around American Sign Language. This is why I believe that ASL should not be taught in schools and I will ...

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