Author Archives: Mrs Odie

About Mrs Odie

Friendly Pedant; Humble Genius

L’Inferiorite of French Parenting

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Mrs Odie

There is a little boy in Viva’s preschool class who has French parents. I often hear them speaking French to each other and to one of the other parents who is Belgian. They assume I don’t speak French, and they’re … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Potpourri

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Mrs Odie

I’m just going to publish this. I’ve been too much in my own head lately. Hesitant. Self-doubting. Self-censoring. Worrying what this person and that person will think. Thinking too much about my audience and not enough about my voice. Odie … Continue reading →

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