Questions, March 2025

• Why did the school counselor deny our 504 plan when literally every one of the other 56 people from the school district we had to talk to before ending up in the 504 meeting had pushed us towards one?

• Should I fight the denial? Or, will it just be stressful and awkward and then the Dept. of Education will get defunded and dismantled so it’ll all be pointless anyway?

• Will Americans be able to get flu shots in Canada and (assuming yes) should we bump our hoped-for summer Canada visit to later (flu shot season) ?

• On the way to school the other day, Nellie’s friend that we carpool to preschool with said “Nellie, guess what; bats are REAL.” Why? Was this up for debate?

• Will my kids ever stop picking their noses in public?

  

• Would it be easier and more fun to get flu shots in Mexico and scrap the Canada idea all together?

• I saw a bumper sticker that said “visualize industrial collapse.” I have mixed feelings about it but not as mixed as they would have been a year ago. Not a question, sorry.

• I am going to be wondering what I want to do when I grow up until I die. Why can’t I accept that it’ll never feel like I grew up all the way, the way I thought I would when I was little?

• Will I be irrevocably sad when the kids move away one day? Or, will I be one of the ones who has a second adolescence or is all glowy and comes into their own all over again? How can I find this out now?

• Will our country collapse totally, or will it be more like a bread line thing for a while and then things will recover?

• I like camellias now. Is liking camellias an age thing?

• Why do we do nations?

• Why did they add two days to the end of the school year (which is annoying) and not just subtract the four day weekend (that will make everyone grumpy) that’s happening right after spring break?

• Can I turn all of this off and just look at the sky for a while?

• If yes, how?