“Stop talking in that baby voice!”
\n\n“Squeakbox”
\n\n“Talk properly!”
\n\n“But that is my real voice!”
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Lynda Slavinskis, founder of All The Doo Dah Day was a clever and talented young girl. She loved to sing and she loved to read. When she sang her voice was unusually deep and powerful for a little girl. But when she spoke she had a tiny high pitched voice like a chipmunk. At school Lynda was ostracised for being the smart kid until she learnt that by dumbing herself down and being funny, kids would be friends with her.
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Lynda lost her voice.
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Tired of being the fringe dweller, Lynda caved to the high expectations and definitions of success imposed on her by those around her and herself and became a lawyer. For 16 years, Lynda put on a fake lower pitched voice, a voice worthy of a lawyer. She stopped singing, stopped reading, stopped laughing.
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Lynda lost herself.
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In 2012, Lynda’s facade finally cracked. Her life experiences had caused her such pain that she cried for a year. She was exhausted from pretending. She was later diagnosed with a debilitating pain disorder called Fibromyalgia and she knew she had to make a change. Through the tears and the pain and with the sage guidance of her doctor and counsellor came a revelation. The authentic Lynda was passionate about music and children, especially children’s rights. She valued creativity and happiness in education and was determined to bring this to all children especially the “different” ones who often fall through the cracks in our traditional education systems. Lynda enrolled in a Master of Teaching in Early Childhood Education at Deakin University and decided to sell her law firm to embark on a new adventure which would marry her long denied passions.
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