Kavi (high school senior) said everyone was pretty stressed at school today, but her Government teacher actually was helpful. She asked the students to list the things that they were worried about Trump doing, and then she went through the list with them, explaining which ones were: a) not within his powerb) not likely to […]
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I gave Kavi (age 17) a ride in, so we talked in the car. She’s stressed, but okay. She has a lot of trans friends, and is worried about them. She asked if I was at risk of being deported, and I reminded her that I’m a citizen now. She asked if any of our
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Excerpts from morning conversation: M: Did you see the news? Anand: Trump was elected. M: How are you doing? Feel okay? M: What’s more worrying to me is it looks likely that Republicans have both the House and Senate, so there won’t be as many checks and balances on what the White House can do.
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Kavi in New Orleans with Taylor Swift. Also with her cousin and aunty.
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Cousin fun in New Orleans with Aunty Sharms Murraj. Veera is starting to shoot up! Careful observers will note that the blue drink in front of my sister is The Taylor.
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Kavi headed off for a 6:45 am shift at the hospital — her Nursing class has clinical days, and she starts today. She’s excited. She still thinks she wants to be a doctor, but even if she ends up there, this should be a great experience for her. Impressed that our public high school offers
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Hoco pics, daughter-approved. I think I did pretty well with Zach’s boutonnière. (Some of you are wondering who is Zach? Zach is Kavi’s hoco date. Nice kid. It’s new.)
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We came home from the ACT test in Kankakee, changed into our fancy clothes, gathered a bouquet from the garden (lilies, Russian sage, and achillea), wrote a congratulatory card, and headed off for the Arangetram (bharata natyam graduation two-hour dance performance) of one of Kavi’s best friends from elementary school, Ishani. I’m no expert in
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Kavi asked if she could invite friends over after the game. The game did not go well, alas, but the after-game hang was fire. (Also featured an actual fire, with s’mores.)
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