One of the first books I can remember is one my father gave to me, called Little Raccoon and the Thing in the Pool, by Lilian Moore. It’s about a raccoon who, while going fishing, sees his own reflection in a body of water. But he doesn’t know it’s his reflection, and he becomes frightened of it. Each time he encounters the thing in the pool, he tries a different tactic to scare it away. Making a mean face, shaking his fist, etc. When he takes these actions however, the Thing does them right back at him.
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Journal Gen X: Thelma and the Power of Connection
When I was a child, I spent a lot of time with relatives. I had many cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents. My parents would spend summers and holidays shuttling me and my brothers to various relatives’ houses to celebrate the cause of the day. Sometimes, it was just me who visited a relative, and I … Continue reading Journal Gen X: Thelma and the Power of Connection