I Let My Son Get A Mullet.
1985 called- on its rotary phone on the wall- and asked for its hairstyle back.
I have lost all control.
That’s the point in the pandemic I’m at, AND….. I’m OK with it.
I’m OK with letting go and accepting what I can and can’t change. I’m OK with just going with the flow. I’m tired of swimming up the proverbial stream without a paddle. I’ve been out of the boat for a while now, so I might as well just float along and try and not sink. Hence, the hideous (but apparently now on trend) mullet on my 9-year-old.
While I would never say it’s OK to sit back and do nothing if you witness injustice or are part of one, I am saying that finding your path forward, up the stream, can be easier if you let go a bit and take advantage of the people here to help… more specifically your Union and what it provides.
Your Union has been a constant throughout the pandemic.
It fought at both the state and local levels for the things you needed and deserved most: increased pay and COVID bonuses, better ventilation at your local schools, safety protocols to keep everyone as healthy as possible and buildings open, vaccination priorities for educators, advocacy work to increase federal funding allowing districts to hire more social workers and staff to support students’ mental health, and so much more.
In the midst of seemingly never-ending COVID variants, changes in safety protocols and procedures, there is some calm and consistency in your Union. We are always here. When you have a question about COVID sick leave-your Union has the answer. When you want to know how to best work to convince your school board to listen to the voices of the experts in our schools-that’s you-your Union has a plan to help. When you needed help to navigate the new student loan forgiveness programs, your Union held a webinar to explain it all, saving members thousands of dollars. When you wanted to know about our pre-retirement seminars, many of you used our new Live Chat feature and reached an MEA Assistant and got immediate answers. These are just some of the ways your Union can help you.
Take advantage of your Union. It’s what we’re here for…. if for no other reason than keeping your sanity to avoid letting your kid get his head shaved with his hockey number on the side. As if the mullet wasn’t bad enough……? I fully admit to needing an intervention at my house before I do something really drastic and say yes to a fluorescent track suit or a rat tail!
