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I am going spend a long weekend with husband’s giant MAGA family for their family reunion. Usually my coping strategy is lots of space and time to myself but this trip is very different. It’s all the family all piled in to a small hotel next to each other. (Tiny hotel room for us). His family has an hour by hour daily itinerary that gives me anxiety just looking at it. (We’ve made it clear we won’t be there for all of it)

I have a 1.5 year old who will lend me lots of time to myself to unwind during nap time (I get to excuse myself and relax while he sleeps). But goodness I will need to dig deep down to find all the patience I have in order to spend 4 days with them. Any tips you have used to survive big family get together with lots of maga family?? mantras.. games.. breathing techniques…

I’ve been looking at some options for private schools for my kiddo (currently looking at kindergarten- elementary). And finding one that’s nonreligious has been a bit tricky. Portland Montessori is one that stood out to me. (Talking about the one on 50th near the providence hospital) but there isn’t a lot of Data about the school’s academic performance that I can find online.

I’m just curious if anyone has any experience, they can share about Portland Montessori School?? (or any other private schools In Portland that are nonreligious that they love?)