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Ana Brooks

@anarabrooks.bsky.social
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She/her | Early childhood educator, nap enthusiast, lover of water 📚😴🌊 | "The real glory of being human is the glory of what we encounter in our hearts."—David G. Benner

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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The way I immediately started crying 🥺 Definition of an earth angel 🪽
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
When you start finding gray hairs, think of them as tinsel: your own decorations! Amber Fillerup said that once, and it completey altered the way I see them.
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
"The good-Christian-parenting empire runs on the assumption that parental intentionality will achieve certain results." @mburtwrites.bsky.social @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social #MythOfGoodChristianParenting Order here: a.co/d/7SsKYNW
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
"To deal ethically with children is to be willing to be moved by their desires, needs, and preferences. It doesn't mean letting [them] always have their way, but it does require parents to value a child's perspective . . ." @mburtwrites.bsky.social @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
"Evangelicals are often the first and loudest to claim that 'children are a blessing,' yet this messaging [of parents 'above' children] places children at the bottom . . . defined by obedience, submission, and relationship to a parent." @mburtwrites.bsky.social @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social
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The Myth of Good Christian Parenting: How False Promises Betrayed a Generation of Evangelical Families|Paperback
Christian parents want to raise their kids in a godly way. But what if families have been sold promises that "biblical parenting" can never deliver?Christian parents want to raise godly chil...
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
I am reading an early copy of this book and keep encountering sharp insights that are needed in the sea of promises of "biblical" and authoratarian parenting. @mburtwrites.bsky.social @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social #MythOfGoodChristianParenting Preorder here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
For what it's worth, I'm not *at all* interested either. 🙃
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Such an important question, whose answer reveals the insidious nature of popular Christian parenting resources: “What does it mean when someone says that children are ‘sinners,’ and what are parents expected to do about it?” #MythOfGoodChristianParenting www.amazon.com/Myth-Good-Ch...
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The Myth of Good Christian Parenting: How False Promises Betrayed a Generation of Evangelical Families (Breaking the Cycle of Religious Trauma and Corporal Punishment)
The Myth of Good Christian Parenting: How False Promises Betrayed a Generation of Evangelical Families (Breaking the Cycle of Religious Trauma and Corporal Punishment) [Marissa Franks Burt, McGinnis, Kelsey Kramer] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Myth of Good Christian Parenting: How False Promises Betrayed a Generation of Evangelical Families (Breaking the Cycle of Religious Trauma and Corporal Punishment)
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Dating app translation: Conservative = conservative Moderate = conservative Liberal = maybe conservative Not political = conservative
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Post a warning
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
“. . . by allowing for the mystical, I’m able to release a little bit of the stranglehold I have on my life, which is required if I’m going to truly go down the healing path.”— @erinjeanwarde.bsky.social
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
😮 = me, while watching Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo perform Defying #Oscars2025
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Drop something pink
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
If you see this, post a photo from your device with no explanation.
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daryl "rupert pumpkin" b 🏳️‍⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
saying "go birds" but just rooting for birds in general, hope they're having fun and not catching that flu
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
The way they keep bringing up the halftime show, it’s like they know what we’re here for: @kendricklamar.bsky.social #SuperBowlLIX
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
He is living the dream.
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Dear Body, Please act normal, for once. Sincerely, You, who did not have a period for a year and is now having one every 2 weeks
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
If you see this, quote with flowers from your gallery.
Ruby red roses in full bloom
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Chanea Bond @heymrsbond.com · 20/01/2025
Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Do not get lost
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
NO
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
It made my day to receive a stocking filled with treats of all sorts. The kindness of the people on the internet never ceases to amaze me. Thank you for putting this exchange together, @nicoleintheforest.bsky.social 💚✨
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
"They say killing time ain't a homicide / But a prayer for a leap year" (Noah Kahan)
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Any day I eat pasta is a good day.
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
I have been having so much fun spreading some holiday cheer here. Join me! My list includes things for me, as well as a few for my nephew and niece when they visit. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
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Check out my list on Amazon
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Dr. Jon Paul (They/Them/Tired) @doctorjonpaul.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
More and more each day I understand why Britney Spears took that umbrella to that car.
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Do you want to participate in some holiday cheer? Join me in posting your wishlist and sprinkling some people with gifts with #ShareYourWishlist. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
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Check out my list on Amazon
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
I just finished As Long as You Need: Permission to Grieve by @jspark3000.bsky.social. It is such an important book, a treasure I will hold onto and reread. ❤️
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
The other day, the 5-year-old was walking around his house and showed me his “mindfulness spot." I can't explain to you how happy it makes me that the little ones are learning how to process their emotions.
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Year of girly pop (and Noah Kahan.) That sounds about right.
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
The power is out and our neighbors (who run a catering business out of their house and are the only ones with a generator) brought over a warm breakfast. 😭😭😭
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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Describe yourself using 5 things that are probably in your purse/backpack at any given moment: 1. A library card with a cute bee on it 🐝 2. A few Pokémon cards my 5-year-old nephew gave me a couple years ago—to carry him with me ❤️ 3. A mask 😷 4. Aquaphor lip balm 💧 5. AirPods in a penguin case 🐧
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