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Martin Luther King Jr. Walked So I Could Lie
2Pac would be proud of my daughter, Harper
My 9-year-old daughter Harper is at the top of her game, both intellectually and insanity-wise. Harper is currently attending a STEAM-focused school that is consistently at the top of elementary school rankings in the state. She hasn’t seen a B while attending this school.
Straight A’s…
Her mother and I couldn’t be more proud of her. She has this unquenchable thirst for knowledge. This thirst has taken her on this incredible journey to read books she doesn’t have to read. Read books outside the curriculum. She’s our little genius. And this makes it easier on us when she acts a complete ass at home, which she classifies as her safe space. Isn’t it just great that at 9 years old, she can already identify safe spaces? Great, right?
Like, she’s not a sociopath. But she might be a sociopath. Or a psychopath? Sociopath vs. psychopath kicks my ass more than trying to spell Wednesday.
At school, she’s an angel. She’s organized. She’s polite. She’s an excellent listener. She’s also a gawd damn conman because she’s none of that at home. At home, her impertinent behavior rivals gang members. Crips, Bloods, Hells Angels, Republicans, Democrats, all of…
