Math Has Feelings Now

#71 · September 28, 2026

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At a kitchen table, a wide-eyed mother grips her hair and holds up a worksheet headed 3rd Grade Math that asks, Explain why 8 is emotionally closer to 10 than to 7. Show your reasoning. Her young son holds a paper reading HELP! Nearby a mug reads MATH SHOULD HAVE A WARNING LABEL and a wall sign reads SAME KID. DIFFERENT MATH.

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One more thing…

It gets dark a little earlier every night and somehow I take it personally. At 7:30 in July, the evening feels young. At 7:30 in September, my brain starts suggesting pajamas. Sunlight has been setting my bedtime this entire time.

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