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Jul 8 •
Welcome!
I'm Melanie and I am happy to be here with you. Please tell me a few things about yourself.
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Jul 10 •
Nobody tells you about the paperwork.
The evaluations, the consent forms, the meeting notices, the drafts you're supposed to review by Friday. You became a case manager overnight and nobody asked if you wanted the job. If you've ever sat in your car after an IEP meeting and just stared at the steering wheel, you're in the right place. It's not just you. It was never just you.
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Jul 10 •
Where are you right now?
Not where you think you should be. Where you actually are. Maybe you're two weeks past a diagnosis and still processing. Maybe you're five years in and staring down another IEP meeting. Maybe you're just tired. Drop it in the comments. No fixing, no advice unless you ask for it. This is just a check in.
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Jul 25 •
Hugs?
When I talk with parents, I see the fear behind their eyes and in how they hold themselves. I want to reach out and give them a hug, but I'm not allowed to. I'm not allowed to hug my students either, not without fearing repercussions. It stinks that we've lost the personal, physical side of connection. How do you feel about a teacher hugging your child at school?
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Jul 10 •
Here's one thing you can do in the next 10 minutes that changes how your next IEP meeting goes.
Start a communication log. One note on your phone, that's it. Every time you email the school, call, or talk to a teacher, add one line: date, who, what was said. Why it matters: schools document everything. When you say "I raised this in October," a log turns your memory into a record. It changes how seriously your concerns are taken, and you never scramble before a meeting again.
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