Eliana Osborn

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I’m full of emotions: pride, awe, fear, nerves. The spelling bee first, then the piano recital. Two different kids, same mom. Same me, wanting to prevent my boys from pain and discomfort. Same me, biting my tongue and smiling broadly in support.

84% of full professors in America are White. In case you were unsure, that does not match the overall makeup of the country or the student body.

I’m terrified of wrongful imprisonment. To be the only one who knows the truth and have to live every day in a cell, wondering, why, god, why? [...] Sitting hooked up for gadgets to monitor every aspect of my mind and body, in a small room without any distraction, I see how a person could lose herself — or the truth — for a moment.

My Life on the Road (or MLR) is not what I expected...the idea of not waiting for experience to come to you permeates the book.

Baranta is a new martial art focusing on traditional folk dancing and activities.

Now that I’m a mother, I’m much more sympathetic to a woman who just couldn’t take it anymore. Not saying I’d leave my kids in a parking lot and hope for the best . . . just saying that I can understand the impulse.

Sometimes the nicest kids turn into whole new people when they come over to your house.

1. Borrow a child.

Self-care is important. Massages are a good form of self-care. Too bad I keep thinking about what I'm going to make for dinner.