THE EVERYTHING BAGEL ...Going wider and deeper

ONCE UPON A TIMELINE:PT 2 Parent Teachers Conference Night

Maisha Sapp Woodley Season 1 Episode 2

In Part 2, the tension breaks—but the clarity builds. This episode captures the sacred decompression ritual between mother and daughter, the unspoken language of facial expressions, and the deep relief of knowing someone truly has your back. Through humor, survival, and the sharp instinct of a neurodivergent child, we reveal more than a school night—we expose the frameworks that formed our resilience.

Because the only thing more powerful than a report card… is a parent who knows you for real.

 Before we get too deep into new terms, strategies, and the philosophies that shape this series, we’re staying grounded in what made them necessary. This is part two of a memory—because the backstory is the blueprint.

This episode introduces foundational concepts like:

·       Decompression as a survival ritual, not just a break

·       Facial reading as a neurodivergent information scan

·       “Where does she go?” as both a literal and symbolic question

·       And what it really means when someone has your back

You can’t build new paradigms without honoring the ones that held you up. That’s what this story does. It explains where I went—and why I came back with the language to help others find their way too.