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  By Melissa Face ***First published in Sasee Magazine – 11/1/2019   My son, Evan, jabbed his fork at the meal in front of him, but he didn’t take a bite. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “Do you feel bad?” “I’m fine,” Evan responded. He continued scooting his meal across the plate, but he still didn’tContinue reading “Can’t Argue With Gandhi”

  by Melissa Face I was a terrible mother last week. I worked two late nights at school for parent conferences and an open house, so I barely saw my own children, heard about their school days, or even knew what they had eaten for dinner.  I didn’t feel very competent as a teacher, either.Continue reading “Confronting My Dragon of Self-Doubt”

by Melissa Face I sat on a couch grading papers, waiting for my children to finish their dance classes. Next to me, a mom and her daughter played quietly with a sticker book. It was the type with pages that tear out. The sheets were pictures of animals, and the stickers were eyes, noses, whiskers,Continue reading “You Really Don’t Have to Share!”

***photo taken September 6, 2016*** by Melissa Face Parent of Walton Elementary students Nearly four years ago, my husband and I moved our two children to Prince George from Wakefield. This decision was not an easy one, as it meant leaving extended family behind. But we relocated in order to enroll our children in PrinceContinue reading “I Didn’t Move Here for This: A Letter to the Editor About Prince George County Schools”

by Melissa Face Evan didn’t mention the incident when I picked him up from aftercare. Though that would have been more convenient, I have grown accustomed to addressing school concerns after dinner and into the late evening hours.  My kids are rarely able to tell me the things I need to know when I firstContinue reading “Stolen Snack and Opportunity”