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Cooper Zale Los Angeles http://www.leftyparent.com
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He/him egalitarian, feminist, activist, writer sharing life's adventures with my partner Sally
Real Name: Cooper Zale
Location: USA
Groups: Feminism, Pro-Feminism, Womanism: Feminist Issues, Ideas, & Activism, Education Alternatives
Twitter: https://twitter.com/leftyparent
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Diaries published: 592 (28 days since last diary on Thu Nov 09, 2023 at 06:34 PM PST)
Comments posted: 7010 (28 days since last comment on Thu Nov 09, 2023 at 06:34 PM PST)
Diary frequency: frequent
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Total Recommends: 3367
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Most Recommended Diary: Happy Birthday John Holt – “Patron Saint” of Unschooling, 93 comments, 52 recommends
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“So what you doing in math these days, mister Clubius?” mom asked as I was eating a baloney sandwich I had made for myself in the kitchen, and she was making a “big pot of spaghetti sauce for dinner” on the stove. It smelled good, kind of burned but...
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on Thu Nov 09, 2023 at 06:34 PM PST
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I woke up and I could hear the rain tapping on the window by my bed. Not hard like a storm, but just a little bit like what mom called “showers”. I always liked waking up on Saturday morning, because I didn’t have to go to school today or even...
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on Tue Oct 10, 2023 at 01:36 PM PDT
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Last night I was watching TV, but mom came down and said she wanted “to hear what President Kennedy has to say about what’s happening in Cuba.” Dad was already down in the basement at his desk. He turned around in his wood office chair to watch too....
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on Wed Sep 06, 2023 at 01:48 PM PDT
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I was listening to songs on the radio a lot now. There were three songs this summer that I had heard a lot on the radio and were interesting because they were different from each other. Two of them were sung by what sounded like older kids. The first...
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on Sat Aug 12, 2023 at 10:55 AM PDT
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It was Saturday and mom drove me over to Molly’s house, but this time she didn’t “drop me off” but stayed too, to talk to Molly’s mom. Mom told other grownups that Molly’s mom was her “good friend”. I wondered if she was mom’s best friend too, since...
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on Fri Jun 30, 2023 at 02:53 PM PDT
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I heard the window by my bed rattling and I could feel cold coming from it. I opened my eyes. I looked at the clock on my dresser and the little hand was closer to the “8” than it was to the “7”. I had to get up. I looked down at the bunk below me and...
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on Wed May 31, 2023 at 01:45 PM PDT
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