Clarissa Aljentera
@mamascholar.bsky.social
Writer. Educator. Student. Woodworker. Wife and Mama living in the Middle.
Love supporting kiddos in the neighborhood- two teens came by asking to mow our lawn this afternoon. They did great and took great care of our yard.
Loved they came looking for work and delivered!
Loved they came looking for work and delivered!
July 22, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Love supporting kiddos in the neighborhood- two teens came by asking to mow our lawn this afternoon. They did great and took great care of our yard.
Loved they came looking for work and delivered!
Loved they came looking for work and delivered!
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I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️🌈💖
June 14, 2024 at 2:19 AM
I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️🌈💖
Made our ‘end of year’ teacher gift. We need to paint and mount but not bad for a DIY.
Motherhood has taught me that the intention and involvement of a kiddo are the absolute best.
#motherhood
Motherhood has taught me that the intention and involvement of a kiddo are the absolute best.
#motherhood
June 1, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Made our ‘end of year’ teacher gift. We need to paint and mount but not bad for a DIY.
Motherhood has taught me that the intention and involvement of a kiddo are the absolute best.
#motherhood
Motherhood has taught me that the intention and involvement of a kiddo are the absolute best.
#motherhood
s’mores and evening reflection - I think it’s going to be a thing.
May 12, 2025 at 12:38 AM
s’mores and evening reflection - I think it’s going to be a thing.
Chicago - you have been insane with Pope Leo memes… keep it up!
May 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Chicago - you have been insane with Pope Leo memes… keep it up!
Class time Saturday and my kiddo is set up on the iPad doing reading.
I offered video game time and it was passed up for more reading.
😎🤓
I offered video game time and it was passed up for more reading.
😎🤓
May 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Class time Saturday and my kiddo is set up on the iPad doing reading.
I offered video game time and it was passed up for more reading.
😎🤓
I offered video game time and it was passed up for more reading.
😎🤓
About to ‘Art of gathering’ a dinner party for my spouse tomorrow with intentional questions, storytelling, and I hope memory making.
April 26, 2025 at 4:12 AM
About to ‘Art of gathering’ a dinner party for my spouse tomorrow with intentional questions, storytelling, and I hope memory making.
How do you know when a kindergarten plans their parent’s birthday dinner at home? Perhaps it reveals itself as hosting an Easter egg themed day tomorrow for my husband’s birthday.
April 24, 2025 at 3:39 AM
How do you know when a kindergarten plans their parent’s birthday dinner at home? Perhaps it reveals itself as hosting an Easter egg themed day tomorrow for my husband’s birthday.
Attended a talk by Bp. Mark Seitz last night talking about immigration and heard about our call to do more, our solidarity, and heard where he finds hope in it all. The piece about solidarity resonates alongside how much more work we have ahead of us.
April 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Attended a talk by Bp. Mark Seitz last night talking about immigration and heard about our call to do more, our solidarity, and heard where he finds hope in it all. The piece about solidarity resonates alongside how much more work we have ahead of us.
Should I start a Task Rabbit? Shelving flex 💪🏽
March 21, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Should I start a Task Rabbit? Shelving flex 💪🏽
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In preparation for today’s Super Bowl in New Orleans, state police forced over 100 homeless men and women onto buses under threat of arrest, dumping them in an unheated warehouse. Tents destroyed, belongings lost. Press are barred from the warehouse.
The price tag for this cruelty? $17.5 million
The price tag for this cruelty? $17.5 million
Louisiana coerced unhoused people into an unheated warehouse – and paid $17.5m for it
Dozens of New Orleanians were bused to a site with insufficient heating and blankets days before the city is to host the Super Bowl
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In preparation for today’s Super Bowl in New Orleans, state police forced over 100 homeless men and women onto buses under threat of arrest, dumping them in an unheated warehouse. Tents destroyed, belongings lost. Press are barred from the warehouse.
The price tag for this cruelty? $17.5 million
The price tag for this cruelty? $17.5 million
Did you catch me talking about solidarity on WBEZ this week? Take a look at the latest from Curious City to hear me share about the Pullman Porters who were Filipino.
Curious City: There’s not one neighborhood, but small enclaves in Chicago. And the story of why is intertwined with the inherent diversity of the Philippines, U.S. war policy and colonialism, and, perhaps most importantly, the resiliency of the Filipino culture itself. www.wbez.org/2025/02/05/i...
Is there a Filipino neighborhood in Chicago?
Where and how Filipinos settled tells the story of Chicago: “Where you are is where you build community.”
www.wbez.org
February 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Did you catch me talking about solidarity on WBEZ this week? Take a look at the latest from Curious City to hear me share about the Pullman Porters who were Filipino.
Mama hacks during the academic year - no need for a weighted vest while walking with a back pack. Also learning to fit in exercise with walk to the library to get work done. That’s the era I have entered into.
February 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Mama hacks during the academic year - no need for a weighted vest while walking with a back pack. Also learning to fit in exercise with walk to the library to get work done. That’s the era I have entered into.
We are having family reading night- on one side of the couch we are reading about TMNT and on the other about St. Ignatius and fundraising. It’s been a long week friends. Stay warm!
January 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
We are having family reading night- on one side of the couch we are reading about TMNT and on the other about St. Ignatius and fundraising. It’s been a long week friends. Stay warm!
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UPDATE: Secret Service agents — not ICE — were denied entry at a Chicago school despite initial CPS reports, a CPS source said.
Secret Service agents were looking for an 11-year-old who posted an anti-Trump video, the source said. https://buff.ly/3EatFDz
Secret Service agents were looking for an 11-year-old who posted an anti-Trump video, the source said. https://buff.ly/3EatFDz
January 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
UPDATE: Secret Service agents — not ICE — were denied entry at a Chicago school despite initial CPS reports, a CPS source said.
Secret Service agents were looking for an 11-year-old who posted an anti-Trump video, the source said. https://buff.ly/3EatFDz
Secret Service agents were looking for an 11-year-old who posted an anti-Trump video, the source said. https://buff.ly/3EatFDz
I have an in-person interview next week with a producer of a radio program to talk about a kids tour I made for my kid during Filipino American History Month. We toured sites on Chicago’s Southside. Now I get to take the ‘show on the radio’ -
January 17, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I have an in-person interview next week with a producer of a radio program to talk about a kids tour I made for my kid during Filipino American History Month. We toured sites on Chicago’s Southside. Now I get to take the ‘show on the radio’ -
Would love to hear from other mamas who are working full time and grad school students and how they juggle all the plates? Like do you wake up to work out at 5 am before your full time job starts?
January 14, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Would love to hear from other mamas who are working full time and grad school students and how they juggle all the plates? Like do you wake up to work out at 5 am before your full time job starts?
Motherhood has encouraged me to reach out to others for help including asking my neighbors who kept an eye on my kiddo last minute this morning. Grateful for community.
January 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Motherhood has encouraged me to reach out to others for help including asking my neighbors who kept an eye on my kiddo last minute this morning. Grateful for community.
One of the perks of my grad program is having been able to focus on my child’s school for the final project. Shared the project with his principal and the conversation has opened new doors. #mamascholarlife
January 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
One of the perks of my grad program is having been able to focus on my child’s school for the final project. Shared the project with his principal and the conversation has opened new doors. #mamascholarlife
First post…musings of a middle aged mama and grad student mean the reality check of finishing a final paper then immediately shifting to schedule balancing for the week ahead. Such a juggle that I would not trade for anything.
December 2, 2024 at 6:06 AM
First post…musings of a middle aged mama and grad student mean the reality check of finishing a final paper then immediately shifting to schedule balancing for the week ahead. Such a juggle that I would not trade for anything.