Two days ago it was Christmas. I have struggled with my feelings on Christmas since I was a teenager. I think I finally understand why. Some years it just feels plain lonely. I think it started because of a question I have been asked over and over since I was a kid. The question wasContinue reading “Either/Or/And”
Monthly Archives: December 2019
Mourning School Photos
I grew up in a home where our school photos from kindergarten through high school graduation were prominently displayed in framed collages for all to see. It’s one of things I still love about my parents house. The history. And my kids loved looking at those photos of my young self and my brother. MyContinue reading “Mourning School Photos”
Public Testimony on 12/5/19
Public Testimony – Colorado Behavioral Task Force/Colorado Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Deaf Blind 12/5/19 My name is Lisa Weiss. I am a children’s and disabilities attorney and an education policy specialist. I am also the mother of a deaf teenager. Max is the reason I was asked to speak atContinue reading “Public Testimony on 12/5/19”
Max’s poem “Goodbye”
My Poem~ “Goodbye”by Max TuckerSpoken aloud as public testimony at the Colorado Behavioral Health Task Force and Colorado Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Deaf Blind Town Hall Meeting on December 5, 2019 Do you not understand? Or do you not care in order to understand? Or do you not know howContinue reading “Max’s poem “Goodbye””
Thank you to the Whistleblowers
I have not been paying much attention to the impeachment hearings. I know to some people that probably makes me seem like I am out of touch and maybe I am, but I know myself well enough by now to realize that I don’t need the impeachment hearings running through my head every day. Besides,Continue reading “Thank you to the Whistleblowers”
