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Life Lessons From Memaw


Mailbag About Upcoming Parent/Teacher Conferences
Brace yourself. Parent/Teacher Conferences are coming!
lifelessonsfrommem
6 days ago4 min read


There’s a Yellow Rose in Texas That I am Gonna See
One student shouldn't be allowed to hold everyone else back from moving forward.
lifelessonsfrommem
Oct 27 min read


"I swear sometimes that man is out to get me"
"A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men." Gloria Steinem
lifelessonsfrommem
Sep 255 min read


You will fail over and over and over. I guarantee it!
What would you do with your life if you had ZERO risk of failure?
Think about that.....
lifelessonsfrommem
Sep 185 min read


“I Am Your Father”
What if failing is not our fault? Can we still succeed or do we give up? Living without failing is failing to live.
lifelessonsfrommem
Sep 114 min read


"It’s not failure. It’s feedback."
Did you fail? Good!! You need to observe, not judge, when you supposedly fail.
lifelessonsfrommem
Sep 43 min read


O Canada...I'm Sorry
Once again, we are being horrible to Canada. Why? And one more thing about the passing of Dolly Parton.
lifelessonsfrommem
Aug 284 min read


“I failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed”
Fear of Failure Part 1:
What are you afraid to do because you might fail?
lifelessonsfrommem
Aug 213 min read


"Do What You Need To Do"
Do you take parenting advice from someone who may NOT even be a parent?? Should you?
lifelessonsfrommem
Aug 143 min read


A Brand New School Year
A brand new school year brings lots of joy but it also can bring some frustration to teachers.
lifelessonsfrommem
Aug 65 min read


"Veruca Salt: I want a party with roomfuls of laughter, / Ten thousand tons of ice cream, / And if I don't get the things I am after, / I'm going to screeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEAM."
Parents know about The Witching Hour and some people have good advice on how to deal with it. But can't that same advice be used in other areas of our lives?
lifelessonsfrommem
Jul 315 min read


Zeus' Law, Capitalism and Socialism, and 2 Cows....
If you had two cows, what would you do? In this country, YOU get to decide.
lifelessonsfrommem
Jul 246 min read


I Always Get 8 Hours of Sleep…It Just Takes A Few Nights To Get There.
We love sleep. During the day, we are tired and can't wait to go to sleep--until it is time to sleep and we are wide awake!
lifelessonsfrommem
Jul 175 min read


Do All Soccer Players Major in Drama in College?
Ozzy Osbourne, Cabbage Patch Dolls, Waymo, and the World Cup. Some blogs are just streams of thoughts....
lifelessonsfrommem
Jul 104 min read


“You know, Lloyd, just when I think you couldn't possibly be any dumber, you go and do something like this... and totally redeem yourself!”
Listen to smart people and learn the lessons that dumb people don’t learn. Actually, just stay away from dumb people.
lifelessonsfrommem
Jul 36 min read


“But if you are able to filter the signal through the noise you can nudge your life in these moments into having the impact you want.”
One of the most successful people in the world right now is the CEO of Google. What can we do to achieve his level of success?
lifelessonsfrommem
Jun 263 min read


You're the pride and joy of Illinois! Chicago Bears, bear down!
The Chicago Bears are one of the oldest teams in the NFL. But will they remain the Chicago Bears???
lifelessonsfrommem
Jun 195 min read


"You know, in case you were wondering - the person whose calls you always take? That's the relationship you're in. I hope you two are very happy together."
If I take a break, why is it called laziness? Why am I a better employee if I DON'T eat my lunch at my desk?
lifelessonsfrommem
Jun 124 min read


The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies, dickheads - they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude.
Sometimes in our professional careers, we need cue cards to hold up because they say exactly what we are thinking.
lifelessonsfrommem
Jun 54 min read


"E.T. phone home."
Another tool in our toolkit on how to parent our children.
lifelessonsfrommem
May 295 min read
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