Roberta Storey

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I gave my children permission to disobey their teachers. When they were little, I gave them one standing instruction… If you need to use the bathroom at school, raise your hand and ask. If the teacher says no, get up and go anyway. I understood that teachers had to manage kids who wanted to wander the halls or escape class. But I never wanted my children to believe another person had absolute control over their bodies or their most basic human needs. And yet, somehow, we carry that same idea into the workplace. Gr…

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