Tag: family
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“My Educational Philosophy is Better than Yours” and Other Games
NOTE: the games portion of this essay can be purchased on here: https://mariabumby.itch.io/philogames; please feel free to use these games as jump off points in any educational and even purely leisurely settings. PUBLISHED OCT 2024, opinions and observations around pedagogical developments are highly contextual and are my own. I understand that these can morph, change…
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When you realize your enemies aren’t real, none of it is real
A story. That I’m still coming into grips with so pardon me if it’s not so organized. A month ago I realized one of my greatest enemies, on the biggest long standing story/narrative I have about my struggles and woes turned out to be not true. A complete 360 like that sufi poem of how..…
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Different kinds of poverty
I want to tell you a story. One time I saw a poor, homeless looking guy, wrapped in dark cloths and thick glasses clutching an electric guitar. He was crooning about love being the only thing in this world. I felt and saw water dancing up from the ground. I knew the man was holy.…
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Ever realized you had false memories ? What does that say about our reality ?
Ever got into an argument with your mom about a childhood memory ? Wether it happened or not ? Was it just a really vivid dream, or a story you made up for yourself because you went through childhood photos? — Did you believe it because the story that was logical or because it was…
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surefire comeback!!!
the next time your mom says something to the effect of unsolicited criticism that just grates you the wrong way use: “ I DONT ALLOW PEOPLE WHO DONT LOVE AND SUPPORT ME IN MY LIFE” in a lighthearted and witty tone and flip your hair and continue doing what you were doing 😉 😉 …
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how to TALK TO REALLY MAD PARENTS (aka my saradong christianong mom finding my tarot cards and how to convincingly say sorry)
I grew up in the Philippines, with your typical roman catholic god fearing household. which means my parents expect me in church, my mom prays the rosary – oh and oh yeah, anything related to the intuitive, tarot cards, crystals, energy healing, oracle cards, astrology, fengshui, you damn name it son, are pretty much the…
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