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Don Boivin's avatar

Nice, Kelly. I like your writing style and your willingness to learn about your own implicit biases and expectations. Maturity is a willingness to be wrong, right?

Thanks forthis great piece!

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Hi Kelly, I love this post, and I can relate on several levels. I'm a cyclist too and have had many similar experiences on the road. Also, about 25.5 years ago when my newborn daughter and I ventured out of my home and to the grocery store for the first post-c-section outing, I was certain the slightest peep out of her would annoy and anger every customer, every employee in the store. I was so on edge! Struggling to navigate a car seat and stroller contraption for the first time, I approached the entrance feeling very nervous and overwhelmed, and I needed help entering the store (I don't recall why!). I made assumptions about who might come to my rescue, and much to my surprise, a teenage boy held the door and offered to help. I had expected someone like me, a woman, a mother, a grandmother. And for the following months, similar situations played out. Almost 26 years later, that shock of reality vs expectation stays with me - like orange juice instead of milk. And professionally, I teach statistics, and next week I begin my unit on collecting data, and the importance of random selection. We start with an activity involving judgment bias...I may work your stories in to my lesson, because as usual, you're on point with messages that stick. Thanks for sharing. Oh, before I sign off, speaking of sticking...per our past discussion about peanut butters, I really hope you try Teddie's, not only because I love it, but so does NYT Wirecutter. https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-creamy-peanut-butter/. :-). Thanks for being here, Kelly.

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