The more things change, the more they stay the same

It's Lauren's turn to sport the Jack-O-Lantern look. She's lost both of her front teeth in the last couple of weeks:

Which also means she is returning to her roots as Fang, the Vampire Baby:

Another reason athletes need an education

I see quite a few preteen boys in my current line of work. By far one of the most popular reasons they think they don't need school is that they're going to be professional skateboarders. Or football players. Or basketball players. You get the idea.

In the time-honored social work tradition of starting where the client is, I play along and point out that they might find certain math skills useful when they sign those big contracts. They need to be able to count all those zeros, know when their agents are robbing them blind, etc. Sometimes it makes them think, but mostly they look at me like I've arrived from another planet.

Today I found another argument for why athletic prowess should not get in the way of an education. If you're old and broke, you may have to endorse products like this:



Too bad I can't use this video as a deterrent. Leaving aside the fact that Anne Arundel County schools would undoubtedly not be amused by the body part references, the kids would probably think it was cool. So my online friends will have to fill in for my students. Stay in school, kids.

Out of the (size TBD) mouths of babes

After some poking and prodding and application of sealants at the
dentist's office, Maddie told me, "Mommy, the dentist said I have a
small mouth. That's not right. I have a big one."

No argument there, babe.

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