She has a big brother, a big sister, and a little brother. She has always been the responsible one; when she was eight years old, Mom had designated her to be the counter. She was to make sure that Bill, Missy, and Charlie did not wander off too far away on family outings. She always stayed close to Mom and kept her eyes on her three siblings.
Bill was not always the square he is now, and Missy could be distracted by ladybugs and kitty cats, but most of all, it was Charlie that was the hardest to keep tabs on—he was attracted to everything shiny and colorful.
I’m reading George to 5.5yo. It’s a little advanced for him, but he picked it out based on the cover and, after reading the synopsis, I saw no reason not to. But he does have some questions, and as a parent, I’m going to be upfront about them – and my answers.
Who’s Scott? George’s brother. Seriously, if you’re not going to pay attention, I’ll stop reading.
Who’s Charlotte? The spider in the book they’re reading.
Wait, did Charlotte die? Yes, that’s why George was so sad, remember?
How did Charlotte die? Old age, I think.
How old was she? Look, I’m not sure how long spiders live. When we send this book back to the library, we’ll get that one out and we can read it together.
We’re getting the next Hamster Princess book first, right? Yes, of course.
What does “freak” mean? It’s a very mean name. It means you think someone is weird in a very bad way. A lot of times it’s used for gay or trans kids, and it’s a really bad thing to say to someone. I don’t want you ever using that word to or about someone.
I won’t, but a kid said it to me. That wasn’t kind of them. Please don’t ever call anyone that.
Me or my friends? Well, I sure hope none of your friends say it, but I’m not their mom so there’s not a lot I can do about that.
And that’s literally the first remotely hard question he’s had. Kids, man.
For @thegoddessconference in Glastonbury this year I made these sacred Moon Maiden Bee pendants as gifts for my Melissa brothers & sisters. The Melissae are a hive of bee priests & priestesses who work to make the Goddess Conference happen, organising, carrying chairs, building fires, holding space, a team I’m proud to have been in for five years now! The shape of the pendants incorporates the moon as this years Conference centred the ‘Moon Maiden,’ as well as the sacred hexagon & the image of the Goddess, but each of the 30 pendants has a unique symbol etched onto it, the idea being that we are all one hive but still individuals within this shared space. I loved seeing which etch design my friends chose! Do you have a favourite? I chose the ‘Malin,’ a symbol from Sweden meaning needing to face struggle & setback to move forward. I really enjoyed making these, so if there’s interested persons I’ll make a variation on them available in my Etsy shop. Also feat. my chest hair. Whaddya think? (at Central Houston, Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmdBmzWnyOP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=iaijtssediju
Ok, so I’m not really a shipper or anything, but they look AWESOME together. Hopefully the shows will crossover someday. Probably after Supergirl establishes itself first.
