Manda Bourassa (she/her)

L (8yo): AUGH I just got aten by that thingy! Me: Eaten. “I just got eaten.” L: SORRY MOM I DON’T HAVE TIME FOR A SPELLING LESSON

I am extremely honoured and humbled to be selected by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Governor General to serve in the Senate of Canada. I look forward to representing my province and country and to continue building an inclusive democracy that includes everyone. #cdnpoli

Bridgerton writers were really like, “The people of the ton shall share the same curious respiratory defect: instantaneously WHEEZING FEROCIOUSLY whenever they come within a ten-metre radius of their love interest.” 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

@BarbLarochelle I'm not sure if your family has ever had congee, but it's a Chinese staple that is comforting and delicious. Also, when soup gets tired, I highly recommend mashed potatoes with cheese! FWIW, when I had my wisdoms out, I was working back toward solids (pasta, dumplings) by Day 3!

19 is having wisdom teeth removed next week. What are your favourite filling and very smooth textured soups? So far I'm making leek and potato soup. Not sure how much he likes tomato soup.

I'm not too proud to admit that my class is watching The Karate Kid right now. They are not even three minutes into the movie and I already have SO MANY QUESTIONS.

@Coles_Notes_ @ABELATeachers @albertateachers @tiffpino I spy someone cute and blonde..!

Always love being able to support the @ABELATeachers , but especially enjoy the ELAC Conference. So many amazing @albertateachers in one beautiful place. #ELAC2024 #banff

@kmcbean @ABELATeachers @albertateachers It was a whirlwind and a wonderful experience. I couldn’t have asked for a more patient, level-headed, good-humoured, organized, and polished co-director. ☺️

Finally had a chance to reflect on the awesomeness of @ABELATeachers Disorderly Contexts conference- 250 outstanding ELA converging in Banff to learn from each other and develop as professionals. Thanks to everyone who helped make it possible! @albertateachers #ELAC2024

@heymrsbond I listened to a GREAT podcast episode about this exact thing. The argument: Taylor has built her empire writing music about *girlhood*—something that many Black girls/women are denied due to objectification, hypersexualization, and misogynoir tropes (calling them men, etc.)

@DestructoDawn I’ll never not recommend the *audiobook* of The House in the Cerulean Sea. I know this book isn’t new reading and not everyone loves it, but the audiobook specifically is excellent and charming and perfect for when you’ve got laundry and other shit to do.

I've accidentally consumed a lot of uncomfortable media, recently. (Okay, ignorantly rather than accidentally?) (Like. "Yeah I've been meaning to read _Parable of the Sower_... oh no.. wait... this.. isnt what I need right now.") So... palate cleanse suggestions, please?

@MarcusLuther6 YES. My students think of their writing abilities in terms of the exam formats they have to write. I'm trying to untangle this so they have a more transferable understanding of what it means to write analytically, creatively, etc. Writing is not a paint-by-numbers skill.

@DestructoDawn vm.tiktok.com/ZM6TcL77V/ 😅😅

@deepdishlisa Lmao that’s what some of my fave online spaces use as a term to avoid shadow bans, etc. 😅

@MandaBourassa Women of paleness made me LOL

Today in FB Mom Groups I Need to Leave But Never Do: Woman doesn’t make an appointment; feels personally victimized for having to wait White moms asking where to get “non-greasy, MSG-free food” to serve their white family for Lunar New Year celebration

@deepdishlisa Last year I lurked on a thread where some women of paleness got BIG MAD when someone questioned why they felt entitled to be celebrating LNY in the first place. 😅

@MandaBourassa Oh dear... the LNY one. 🙃

@floessendes Most of them have younger kids. They’re not thinking about the fact that there are schedules that don’t look like theirs 🙃 It’s WILD that they think teachers have control over the length/timing of breaks. If I could control anything I’d start with class sizes & resources, lmao.

@mig14 She’s mad bc she already booked their 2024 family holiday. Also mad that the break isn’t a full week. Also mad that school starts before Labour Day. People must think we conjure non-instructional time out of a vacuum.

@MandaBourassa Mom who is mad about fall break should be thankful that her kids’ teachers aren’t on strike

Mom incredulous that getting her child’s ears pierced by a reputable piercing professional costs more than going to Claire’s Mom wants designer cake with hand painted details and sculpted fondant; must be done in 24 hours, budget is $100. Furious when commenters scoff.

Mom upset that her kids’ school board changed the dates for Fall Break 2024 because she wanted their family vacation to be in October 😤 Moms mad that teachers have the audacity to have PD Days on Wednesdays and not on Fridays before a long weekend

@cmcalgary Terrible take. Equating circumcision with genital mutilation and equating genital mutilation with gender-affirming surgeries (😳) is just a chain of false equivalencies. If what you want to do is advocate for consent and bodily autonomy and human rights, this isn’t how you do it.

Shouldn't Alberta also ban circumcision for minors? It's genital mutilation, and not even something done with consent of the child? If we're doing these things to protect the kids and all. #alberta #abpoli #ableg

@floessendes I’ll never not be shook about it!! I would NEVER. I’m 38 years old and I’ll still say, “Hi, Mme!” when I see my old French teacher at ATA things. 😅

@Sarah_Colero Yes. Capitalist eugenics disguised as responsive healthcare 😒