04/22/2026
This is a midnight thought and I need to release it,
It is exhausting watching people in positions they donāt belong in, while families are left sitting in the wreckage of systems that were supposed to help them.
Because somewhere along the way, we decided a degree meant more than doing the work.
More than understanding what it actually looks like when a child is struggling.
More than knowing how to sit across from a parent who hasnāt slept in weeks and say, āIāve got you.ā
And hereās the part no one wants to say out loudā¦
A degree does not make you effective.
I have been called into too many situations where families were already āsupportedāā¦
and nothing was done. No progress. No direction. No advocacy that actually moved the needle.
Just paperwork and empty space where support should have been.
And those families?
Theyāre tired. Theyāre overwhelmed. And they deserved better the first time.
Listenā¦ Iām not against education. Not even a little bit.
But if your knowledge never leaves the paper it was printed onā¦
if you donāt know how to apply it, fight with it, stand in itā¦
then what are we really doing here?
Because this work?
This isnāt about titles.
Itās about showing up when itās messy.
Giving families proper resources.
Providing real support.
Itās about knowing the system well enough to push back when itās wrong.
Itās about heart, grit, and the kind of understanding that only comes from being in it.
Families donāt need perfect resumes.
They need people who will actually stand beside them and do the work.
And Iāll say this for anyone who has ever been overlooked because they didnāt have the ārightā letters behind their name.
Your experience matters.
Your knowledge matters.
The work youāve put in matters.
And the right families will always recognize the difference.
I said what I saidā¦
04/13/2026
Cheyenne families!! Take advantage of this!
On Thursday, April 23rd from 8am-4pm STRIDE Learning Center will be hosting a Walk In Evaluation Day.
This clinic is for any child age birth to 32 months.
Stop by if you have concerns with motor, speech, attention, behavior, feeding, social skills, play skills, hearing, or vision.
The screenings, evaluations, and any services recommended are FREE to all families.
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