Lessons from our mothers
Jeanette Thomas with mum Carrol.
Women can feel they are “turning into their mothers” as they get older – and recognise certain inherited traits, especially when they become parents themselves. Hibiscus Matters asked some local mothers what they learned about mothering from their own mums.
Radio host Jeanette Thomas has two teenagers – Charlie, 19, and Mia, 17. The family moved to the Coast 18 years ago, to be closer to Jeanette’s mother, Carrol.
“ Mum was my greatest teacher. She taught me patience, empathy and acceptance – and also how to vacuum without a vacuum cleaner! We had two golden retrievers growing up and they shed a lot of hair. Something I’ll never forget, is how Mum would ‘vacuum’ it up off the carpet by scraping it into a pile with her bare feet. Guess who’s doing that now with her own dogs’ hair? Thanks, Mum! Above all, my mother showed me unconditional love and, by simply being the woman that she was, how to foster
Olathe Public Schools parent challenges mask mandate
A meeting scheduled Tuesday to hear the complaint of a Blue Valley School District parent over the districtâs mask policy was postponed after a participant refused to wear a mask at the meeting.
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OLATHE, Kan. â A father in the Olathe school district said his 10-year-old son should not have to wear a mask in school.
Josh Schneider spoke at a hearing that he requested under S.B. 40 with the Olathe Public Schools Board of Education that allows him to challenge the mask mandate.
Schneider said wearing a mask all day is too much for children to handle and that doing so causes headaches and breathing problems for his son. He added that his son already contracted COVID-19 earlier in the year and thinks his risk of contracting it again or spreading it is low.
Trucking good advice
Allan Weeks, Ōrewa
I’ve come to the conclusion that the biggest industry here on the Coast is trucks. My property looks across to Grand Drive and I would say that roughly every fourth vehicle is a truck hauling earth. They haul it up Grand Drive and they haul it down Grand Drive. Where on earth does it all go? Anyway, fast-forward 10 years when all the houses are built and there is a trucking industry slump – that’s the time to invest in a shop that sells orange road cones. You can’t miss. No charge for this advice.