This Creek Don't Make Sense (Rebel Tadpole)

Tiny creek delivers massive fishing surprises

America celebrates its 250th birthday this year. The @nytopinion columnist Ezra Klein asked the civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson what he thinks American greatness is really about. #theezrakleinshow #nytopinion

This is the reality of raising a child with level three autism. I stepped outside to let the dog out before my mom came over. I was gone for a few minutes. When I came back inside, Noah had snapped his laptop in half. People often ask why I don’t punish him for this. The answer is complicated. Noah has Level 3 autism. His brain doesn’t process cause and effect, consequences, or discipline the way most people’s brains do. A severe punishment wouldn’t teach him the lesson people assume it would. H

The story I shared is an example of why the argument, “This is just a typical American making everything about race,” doesn’t hold up. I was with a group of Black women from all around the world, and despite our different backgrounds, our overall experiences were painfully similar. White people rarely have to think about the space they take up because they’re living in a world and within systems that were designed for them. It’s summertime, we all outside, I felt it was worth reminding people to