Posted on April 10, 2019
by Susan Berardi
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WARNING: DO NOT READ IF YOU ARE PERFECT AND BEAUTIFUL! A great article in the New York Times that challenges social expectations on who is beautiful. What if we looked at beauty as just one trait some people were born with, like musical ability…
Category: Depression, Mental and Physical Health, Perfection Exposed, We the AverageTags: Average, Bullying, Depression, Disabilities, Facebook, Health, Healthy Living, Mom blog, Parenting, Parenting advice, Teen Depression
Posted on February 24, 2019
by Susan Berardi
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“Autism” Speaks: Part 2 Please read previous post for the first half of the story. Jacob is one of the cool guys. He has a superpower, the power of invisibility. Walks through halls like he’s wearing the One Ring. Kids look through him, as…
Category: Bullying, Children with Disabilities, Depression, IEP/Individual Education Plan, Mental and Physical Health, Parenting, We the AverageTags: Autism, Average, Bullying, Depression, Disabilities, IEP/Individual Education Plan, Mom blog, Parenting, Parenting advice, Parenting website, Teen Depression
Posted on February 23, 2019
by Susan Berardi
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I apologize for being remiss in posting anything for a while. Family matters took priority, as I’m sure We the Average people understand. Those darn kids, always cramping our style! I’ve copied below the first half of a short story I wrote that was…
Category: Bullying, Children with Disabilities, Depression, IEP/Individual Education Plan, Mental and Physical Health, Parenting, We the AverageTags: Autism, Average, Bullying, Depression, Disabilities, IEP/Individual Education Plan, Mom blog, Parenting, Parenting advice, Parenting website, Teen Depression
Posted on February 11, 2019
by Susan Berardi
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Category: Quote of the Week, We the AverageTags: ADHD, Autism, Average, Bullying, Depression, Disabilities, Facebook, Funny parenting, Mom blog, Parenting, Parenting advice, Parenting website, Teen Depression
Posted on January 28, 2019
by Susan Berardi
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True story. A perfect mom, whose son is in my son’s 11th grade class, posted fifteen pictures of her daughter on Facebook, after the twelve-year-old won two gold medals at an elite gymnastics meet. Here is one of the follow-up posts from another dad.
Category: Perfection Exposed, We the AverageTags: Average, Depression, Facebook, Funny parenting, Mom blog, Parenting, Parenting advice, Parenting satire, Parenting website, Teen Depression
Posted on January 27, 2019
by Susan Berardi
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Category: Quote of the WeekTags: Average, Bullying, Depression, Facebook, Funny parenting, Health, Healthy Living, Mom blog, Parenting, Parenting advice, Parenting satire, Parenting website, Teen Depression
Posted on November 19, 2018
by Susan Berardi
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Posted on November 18, 2018
by Susan Berardi
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A new Op-Ed in The New York Times by Bret Stephens is worth reading. With all the controversy surrounding Facebook’s practices and motives, Stephens digs down to the fundamental reason behind Facebook’s profound effects on the demoralization of our culture. Plato Weighs In On…
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