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A Mother’s Day Tale

Just came across this. And since it is “Mother’s Day week” I thought I’d share.

Jill Snyder Kerr (’00, MAEd ’01), a former Wake Forest track star and assistant coach has six children, including triplet girls. In the story below, she shares how she coped with the challenges of pregnancy, childbirth, sleep deprivation and juggling multiple roles as a mother, teacher and coach. She also offers some tips and inspiration for other mothers on Mother’s Day 2023.

The article below highlights her achievements as an athlete, her faith as a Christian and her gratitude for the support of her family, friends and community.

You will read how she:

  • Took a break from coaching at Boston College after the birth of her triplets and focused on teaching part-time at a local high school.
  • Relied on the help of her husband, mother-in-law, church members and friends who provided meals, babysitting and moral support.
  • Hosted international exchange students who enriched her family’s cultural experience and helped with household chores.
  • Prioritized her faith and trusted God’s plan for her life.

YOU GO GIRL! (Kudo’s to Dad as well)

A Mother’s Day Tale

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Celebrate Mothers / Celebrate Life

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“Are You There, God? It’s Me Margaret”

A Once-Controversial Story Now Appears Conservative

A wonderful review of a movie I’ve not seen, but you might want to. Two actresses you may recognize are Kathy Bates, and Rachel McAdams.

The reviewer is Mark Judge. The movie is “Are You There, God? It’s Me Margaret“

While the film is based on the seminal book of the same title by Judy Blume, in the 1970s the book was controversial for its honest depiction of religion and female puberty. Today the same story comes across as downright conservative. 

After all, one of the dramatic themes driving the story, and something that was scandalous even in the 70s, was the tremendous, life-altering significance of being a young woman after getting her first period. The girls in Are You There God? ask each other constantly if they have gotten “it.” They write notes about “it,” they see cringe movies about “it” at school, they buy the proper supplies at the local drug store in anticipation of the moment “it” finally arrives.

The message is clear: girls are different from boys in a cellular, soulful, and metaphysical way. The difference is not slight, it is vast. It is life changing for them in ways puberty cannot be for boys.

Transgender women do not get periods. Despite makeup, dresses, and surgery, in an elemental way they can never be part of the sisterhood. This is the kind of argument one hears these days on Fox News, not MSNBC.

[A Once Controversial Story Now Appears Conservative]

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Celebrate Real Girls & Women! And Have Compassion For The Rest (Including Mountain_Men)