{"id":103,"date":"2013-01-17T14:00:16","date_gmt":"2013-01-17T19:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raisinglinchpins.com\/?p=103"},"modified":"2013-06-17T15:02:42","modified_gmt":"2013-06-17T19:02:42","slug":"linchpins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raisinglinchpins.com\/?p=103","title":{"rendered":"Linchpins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>None of us stands alone. Not in childrearing or otherwise. There are positive and negative influences, and then there are our Linchpins, \u201cthe ones we\u2019ll miss.\u201d Thank you, Seth, for the words and inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t raise Linchpins alone. My Husband breaks more notions of gender bias with regards to who does what and when than any man I know.\u00a0 Gifted with the mind of a nuclear physicist, but faster to the kitchen than I care to be, Sean redefines what it means to be a Dad and a Husband.\u00a0 Soleil commented just today that not every family has his ridiculously complex and made with love meals on school nights.\u00a0 No, Soleil, I\u2019m fairly certain none of them eat this well.\u00a0 I may have married you for your linguini with red clam sauce, but you give us so much more. Thank you.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/raisinglinchpins.com\/?attachment_id=110\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-110\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-110 alignright\" alt=\"Sushi\" src=\"https:\/\/raisinglinchpins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Sushi.jpg\" width=\"311\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raisinglinchpins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Sushi.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/raisinglinchpins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Sushi-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/raisinglinchpins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Sushi-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/raisinglinchpins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Sushi-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you to the all day, every day friends and family, Papa Pony, DebDeb, Penny Lane, PaPaul, and Kathie.\u00a0 Our world would pale without you.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to our public school teachers who continue to break the mold, reach further, contribute more, and SEE children. For me: Ms. Hixon, Ms. McGuffee, Mr. Woods, Mr. Linam, and Ms. Harrold. When a child is truly lost, but then found by a teacher, you save lives, quite literally.<\/p>\n<p>For The Kids: Ms. Diaz, Mrs. McDonald, Mrs. Linholm, Ms. Weathers, Mrs. Lyles, Ms. McGuffee (yes, again, SAME AWESOME ONE), Mrs. Coffett, and Mrs. Brasner.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to Marcia and The Law Girls.\u00a0 Having a baby in law school was tough, but having your support made it so much easier.\u00a0 Thank you to Margaret and Lea, for allowing me the luxury of bringing my babies to work, knowing that I could do that hand-off without missing a beat and they would be loved.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you, Michael, for always encouraging me to be a Linchpin, even when it made me snarky. And thank you Ryan, for making this happen.<\/p>\n<p>And a special thanks to my long-time friend and PR Manager, Richard Cross, who is forever pushing me to do more. Gaga\u2019s got nothing on me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Press Contact:<br \/>\nRichard Cross<br \/>\nPR Consultant<br \/>\n<a title=\"Email Richard\" href=\"mailto:rcrossiii@aol.com\">rcrossiii@aol.com<\/a><br \/>\n443.844.5461<br \/>\n<a style=\"line-height: 1.4em;\" href=\"http:\/\/rjc-crosspurposes.blogspot.com\/\">http:\/\/rjc-crosspurposes.blogspot.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>None of us stands alone. Not in childrearing or otherwise. There are positive and negative influences, and then there are our Linchpins, \u201cthe ones we\u2019ll miss.\u201d Thank you, Seth, for the words and inspiration. I don\u2019t raise Linchpins alone. 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