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Theresa Taylor's avatar

Your 4th paragraph "See me waving?...) elicited a rather strong memory... me standing in the kitchen of my condo in Cheshire (Mind you, I moved out of there in 1990.) holding whatever section of Mother Courant your column was in and thinking to myself, "She gets it." That's when I realized you were sock puppet worthy. *wink wink*

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Susan Campbell's avatar

Honored. Thank you.

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B Keck's avatar

Thank you for writing this. I shared similar thoughts recently in my own essay:

“Over three decades of teaching in a high school, I’ve witnessed this evolution of identity among teenagers — and with it, the students’ natural acceptance and support of diversity. What has become a bona fide culture war across much of America is generally a non-issue in the halls of my high school.“

https://link.medium.com/WvEOlzxfQob

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Susan Campbell's avatar

It’s the same where I teach. We all need to be a little more expansive in our thinking and thank you for this link.

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brenshaw's avatar

God, I love you, Susan! You get it. You (hopefully) help others get it. ❤️

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Susan Campbell's avatar

If we keep repeating ourselves, they'll get it. That worked for me. I needed to hear it multiple times.

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Susan Campbell's avatar

(And I love you, too.)

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Deacon Art's avatar

Amen/Amen/Amen

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Jac's avatar

It's perfect!

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Charlene L. Edge's avatar

No apologies needed. THANK you for this.

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Melina Rudman's avatar

Preach!

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