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Inside Joke
We sat at the dinner table and watched as Teo closed his hand around another grape, swung his arm backward, and dropped the grape on the floor. Both he and Alleke leaned over and watched the grape roll under the table, and then, again, they errupted into laughter until I thought they might have coughing [...]
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MORE ON: alleke, fun, funny moment, parenting, play, siblings, teo
Where’s Xavi?
Alleke looks for her favorite player, Xavi, as Madrid welcomes home Spain’s World Cup Team. Who’s Xavi anyway?
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MORE ON: alleke, madrid, soccer, spain, sports, video, world cup, xavi
Class Picture
This post is part of a larger story. Click here to start at the beginning. Although Alleke’s tantrums had stopped at home, and with an enthusiastic pep talk over a bowl of oatmeal she would even willingly walk to school, she was still clutching my leg and begging me to take her home when Lucía [...]
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The Buck Stops Here
This post is part of a larger story. Click here to start at the beginning. As I watched Alleke stand at one end of the living room and shout at her brother who was asleep in April’s arms at the other end of the room, I sat at the table between them with my laptop [...]
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Parent Teacher Conference
This post is part of a larger story. Click here to start at the beginning. “April and I have noticed some changes in Alleke’s behavior in the last few weeks, and we would like to set up a time to talk to you,” I said to Sonia at the door of her classroom. Sonia cocked [...]
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