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I don’t understand how the school system has changed so much, or maybe it is that I have boys who for one really do not care for school. My son’s both enjoy learning, but the actual school setup gets them a little off base, I always long for Summer because I feel like “I have my kids back” once Summer arrives. I have cheerful, interesting, happy go lucky boys. My son’s enjoy going to educational things and each day we read and learn. My youngest son much prefers educational kid books versus the books for pure life lessons or entertainment purposes. The amount of knowledge my sons have, sadly, cannot be measured effectively in the system that is called school.   With that being said, school matters, I may feel …

Once a week I take my sons’ out to a special breakfast, since there are really only two quick breakfast options here, McDonald’s or Dunkin Donuts, we usually end up at Dunkin Donuts. Every week, on the same day, we venture in and choose our regular menu options and sit while we wait for the breakfast sandwiches to be made. Each week the same customers are in that facility, there is this one special needs adult who is slightly older than me, if my memory recalls properly, and he is the most social man ever! Usually this man says hi to me or something random in the form of basic social chit chat between strangers, I am assuming he is special needs based on my observations and in addition to …