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20 Apr, 4 tweets, 2 min read
I hope you all enjoy Aunt Polly’s beautiful post about Molly on her blog. Molly loved to bake with Polly, and her other aunts, and learned a lot from them. Enjoy her recipes! pollyruth.co. #TEAMMOLLY #TheMollyWay #MollyMemories Image
Molly was a connector (I am, too). When Jon was growing up, he didn’t know his four sisters from his dad’s first marriage well. Molly came along and wanted to know her entire family. She spent time with her aunts and their families and they quickly fell in love with her.
The adults followed suit and developed their own close bonds. Jon’s sisters have been such a comfort, and he has them in his life because of Molly. She truly was a miracle.
Molly often expressed her sadness over not knowing my parents. My mom was present when she was younger but not at all in the past 5 years since her major mental breakdown. My dad inexplicably made the choice not to know Molly and her brothers. It hurt her. It hurts me.

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22 Apr
Molly innately respected all forms of life. We didn’t teach this to her; she taught us.

I love this story from one of her theatre friends about how they found a dead 🐝 and Molly insisted on a funeral. And this chart she sent to Eme about eating animas, remarking, “How sad!” ImageImageImage
From the youngest age, Molly would gaze out to the ocean, sitting still for a long time.

Molly was scared about climate change. She worried about the future of our planet.

This #EarthDay2021 , I’m committing to a #MeatlessMayForMolly. #TEAMMOLLY, I’d love for you to join me!
#MollysMeatlessMondays are also awesome if you aren’t ready for a month of vegetarianism yet.

As Molly and Makena wrote in their song, “Change the world to what you wish it could be. If not for you, then do it for me.”
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22 Apr
Fifth graders at our school, ⁦@MarquezCharter⁩, are fortunate to learn history by performing in a series of plays written by the incomparable ⁦@jefftoes⁩. Molly was THRILLED to star in the lead roll of narrator, Katie, in “Miracle at Philadelphia.” TEAMMOLLY 🌟
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21 Apr
Grief isn’t linear. Disbelief, anger, sorrow, acceptance - they cycle through us all the time. How is it possible that I will never look into these eyes again?

I often feel like my child has let go of my hand and gotten out of my sight. The panic of not knowing where she is. Image
I ultimately return to knowing that Molly is right here. Yes, her physical form slipped away from me (and there are no words to describe how painful it is). But she is with me. I try to raise my energetic frequency because staying in acute pain makes it harder to feel her.
Grief is intensely physical, too. Jon and I are both suffering physically. I live with chronic pain from cancer treatment, so it’s not unfamiliar. Grief has brought its own physical challenges that I’m trying to work through.
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19 Apr
They usually fit a certain profile, don’t they? Deranged, hateful white men. Let’s call them what they are, #DomesticTerrorists, and prosecute them accordingly. Call your senator today and everyday until they do something about it!
#GunReform #BackgroundChecks #MomsDemandAction
Here’s an interesting article on race and mass shootings. The majority of such incidents ARE committed by white men. But the issue is more complex that I had given serious thought to. I think this article is worth a read. google.com/amp/s/www.wash…
I always find @DaveChappelle insightful and wise, especially when it comes to race. I recommend listening to his comments on mass shootings.
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16 Apr
I can’t put into words how much the #TEAMMOLLY movement means. @MillerJpm9690 , THANK YOU for your letter (I could read your handwriting easily) and your fabulous idea. Nate was sitting next to me when I opened your package.
He had just run downstairs crying, saying that a huge wave of grief had crashed over him. We read your letter and looked at the rocks together. He LOVES your #MOLLYROCKS idea and is already busy painting his first rock. He said Molly would love it too, because she painted rocks.
Molly and Nate talked about hiding them for people to find but never did it. I think Molly wanted to add more details to hers. She was like that - a perfectionist who took her time!

So, yes! Let’s please do this! #TEAMMOLLY, hopefully you can see the letter?
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16 Apr
⁦ #TEAMMOLLY! I’m overjoyed to share this tribute to Molly by the class of 2021 at Victor J. Andrew High in Tinley Park, IL.

⁦@JFlynnIII⁩ , you and your English students blew us away. We will always treasure your poems.

This is what kindness looks and sounds like ❤️.
I’m a hot mess when it comes to technology and figuring these things out. But hopefully you guys can follow. This is part 2 of 4 of @JFlynnIII’s students’ tribute to Molly. Kids, if you see this, please identify yourselves so I can properly thank you!
Part 3 of 4. #TEAMMOLLY, can you believe this?! My friend, Jill, remarked yesterday that Molly is showing me all the beauty that’s still in the world. Indeed, she’s showing the world 🙏.
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