Tiffany Wiltshire
You Can’t Sit With Us
We've heard it time and time again: Mean girls and girl drama. I vividly remember being bullied emotionally in the 8th grade. I remember being left out of lunch conversations, hearing whispers, and receiving...
What Your Child’s Teacher Really Wants You To Know
I have been in education for the past 18 years and so much has changed in that time. When I started my first job at a local middle school, most of my lessons were...
“I’ll Do it Myself”
“I’ll do it myself” is a phrase I whisper to myself countless times a day. I don't consider myself a type A personality by any means. I just feel things get done quicker...
Mama Bear: Practical Situational Awareness
I have never been in a hostile, dangerous situation with my children present. However, I hope that for the protection of my kids, my mama bear instincts would kick in and I would have...
Somewhere Between Cute And Ugly
My youngest son, Elijah, is the baby of our family. Since his birth in 2019, everybody around him raves about how “cute” he is. Everything he does around our house has made us laugh,...
Spring Fever
Spring fever is defined as a feeling of restlessness and excitement felt at the beginning of spring. Although spring fever is not a diagnosable condition, I have seen its effects first-hand in the classroom....
Your Love Language, Not Mine
If you have ever read The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman, you are probably familiar with the notion that each of us show love in different ways. Chapman explains that there are five...
Biting My Tongue
I’ve recently come to realize that I have a condition, one I didn’t want to admit I have. As the new year has started, I am finally coming to terms with it and I...
Gifts I Appreciate Now
Picture it. December 1988. I am anxiously awaiting Christmas morning to see if Santa did indeed bring the Cabbage Patch doll I desperately wanted. As I grew older, my tastes would change and I...
For Your Own Good
In life, we are told we should be fair in parenting; we should make sure our kids know right from wrong and that they should expect consequences for poor behavior.
I must admit I’m not...