Lucy Whipple

Glad we are coming up to the human body unit, as my son was lost when Lucy and Lizzie discuss the Native girl who is experiencing new bleeding time and is sent away from the group. This was unexpected content. Anyone else having some of these moments? I guess it is good to open up the door for discussion about some of these topics. I have found the entire westward expansion unit to be a wide open space for talking about indigenous people and land acknowledgements, treatment of indigenous people, and how it can be rectified.

Haha! Yes, definitely caught me off guard this morning! I tried my best to explain what was happening, but my son was less than thrilled with hearing about it.

This scene requires a heads up to the parents. I needed to be more prepared to be able to approach this subject in a thoughtful way for my son. Like I said earlier, I did the best I could, but I was flying by the seat of my pants!