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❄️One time I got lost on a mountain because I thought I saw a moose (in PA) and no one believed me so I went to find the moose and prove them all wrong but I just got lost instead. But there really was a moose, found by someone else a few days later.

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Buggy @meaganokelly.bsky.social · 7d

Brilliant.

Buggy @meaganokelly.bsky.social · 10d

Same! Have also never seen any Star Wars movies.

Buggy @meaganokelly.bsky.social · 10d

As a preschool teacher I argue for their right to go up the slide at work. I am outvoted, but when no one else is around…

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Buggy @meaganokelly.bsky.social · Aug 3

Ah, yes, the only cracker phase.

Buggy @meaganokelly.bsky.social · Aug 3

Why ARE so many kids reluctant to try cotton candy??

Buggy @meaganokelly.bsky.social · Jul 7

Always appreciate your commitment.

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Buggy @meaganokelly.bsky.social · Jun 26

I just eat what they serve me and pretend to vomit and then accuse them of poisoning the food. They think it’s hilarious and then I can throw all the rest of fake food at them and yell about it being poisoned and then I don’t have to think of something to order anymore.

Buggy @meaganokelly.bsky.social · Jun 19

Today at work one of the kids pooped but there was no toilet paper left in the bathroom so instead of yelling for help he just took his sock off and used that to wipe his ass and left the sock in the bathroom. And then we had to searched for a one-socked child to find the culprit. #preschoolers

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Buggy @meaganokelly.bsky.social · Apr 5

I got this. I think he meant to say “Musher I Let My Four Legged Overlords. Pick (the) race. On thT ppl gehy k rtex link I.” It all really makes so much sense.

Buggy @meaganokelly.bsky.social · Apr 4

And so, I’ll continue to run through the woods with tiny humans. And we’ll howl our hearts out until the trees memorize our sounds and they echo around this forest forever.

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Buggy @meaganokelly.bsky.social · Apr 4

Q was a sweet girl, with the most curious eyes. And I got to watch her grow up. And now I’m struggling to find a way through this grief that doesn’t feel like it belongs to me? And all these kids, they’ll always be “mine.” And that’s everything I’ve got. They’re all of me.

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Buggy @meaganokelly.bsky.social · Apr 4

So when you see me wandering into the woods with a massive group of children, mind your business, we’ve got wilding to do. And throw a thank you to these guys, for showing me the way.

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Buggy @meaganokelly.bsky.social · Apr 4

That hundreds of kids will spend their early years running through the woods because one day I decided to take a bunch of kids into the woods and they were perfect.

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Buggy @meaganokelly.bsky.social · Apr 4

They will always be “my” kids. And I will always be grateful to them for teaching me the world. And I wonder if they even know that they already have this legacy.

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Buggy @meaganokelly.bsky.social · Apr 4

I owe all of it to that first group of kids I took into the forest. The ones that showed me the magical creatures that nature turns them into. Everything I do now and how I do it, started with them. I owe them everything and could never thank them enough for letting me see the wild inside of them.

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Buggy @meaganokelly.bsky.social · Apr 4

They eat leaves. They identify animal homes. They recognize the change of seasons. They wonder about new smells and sounds. They learn to be brave and they remember to be feral. And they grow with the trees. And I get to give them this time with nature.

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Buggy @meaganokelly.bsky.social · Apr 4

I’ve been so lucky to get to experience it over and over again, with new sets of kids all the time.

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Buggy @meaganokelly.bsky.social · Apr 4

Those kids that I took into the forest that summer changed everything for me. It changed how I did everything. It became the blueprint for the world I’ve created today. I wanted kids to be in nature as much as possible.

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Buggy @meaganokelly.bsky.social · Apr 4

I just had to bring them out into the forest, let them follow their instincts, and stand in the background and let it be known that there would be an adult there if anything went wrong, but this is their world and they should get to know it on their own.

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Buggy @meaganokelly.bsky.social · Apr 4

So we did it again and again that summer. And it was the happiest I’d ever been at work. It was the first time I realized that I’m pretty fucking good at my job.

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Buggy @meaganokelly.bsky.social · Apr 4

They broke my chest wide open. ♥️

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Buggy @meaganokelly.bsky.social · Apr 4

The older kids helped the younger kids get in and out of rough patches in the woods. The quiet kids became conquerors and adventurers. The brave kids encouraged the timid kids. They helped each other jump from rock to rock. They guided each other. They mostly ignored the adults.

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Buggy @meaganokelly.bsky.social · Apr 4

But it was fine. It was perfect. It was the start of something. The kids were happy. They talked to each other. They had ideas. They wanted to explore more. They wanted to create. They observed. They collected. They thrived.

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Buggy @meaganokelly.bsky.social · Apr 4

I didn’t know what to expect. The age range of the kids was pretty big, they could get hot or grumpy or tired. I could get hot or grumpy or tired. Can I and one other adult really take a bunch of kids into the woods and expect it to go any way but disastrous?

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Buggy @meaganokelly.bsky.social · Apr 4

One day, years ago, deep into the days of summer, after running out of ideas to keep the kids busy and happy and entertained, I had an idea. What if we just…take them for a walk in the woods?

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