I realize the only experience you’ve had of asking for help from a teacher in your entire school career came in your calculus class during senior year—and that was traumatic for you.
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Good Girl

As a kid I gave my parents little trouble and later showed only the usual rebellious teen spirit.  (They disapproved of guys I dated,  but that’s another story).

And although I’ve stood on picket lines,  argued  before the Corps of Engineers against ecologically disastrous city projects,  marched for good causes,  volunteered for a few,  and did some political campaigning,  I’ve never climbed up on a soapbox,  taken big risks,  or been in real good trouble.

Not like my WW II veteran dad who crossed an ocean,  or my friend Fred who rode a Freedom Bus.

And I still ask myself,  Why not?

Retroflash / 100 Words

– Dana Susan Lehrman

If it’s not good for you, use moderation; if it is, run with it.
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