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The Daughter I Never Had
Being the only female in the house, I am The Minority. I’m the sole representative of All Things Female. Since I’m one of four people, I guess that makes me the twenty-five percenter. I AM THE 25%! Being female is not the only category for which I am The Minority. “The 75%” have been pushing Continue reading
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Belated Thoughts on World Autism Awareness Day
Yesterday, April 2, was World Autism Awareness Day, a day where we “recommit to helping individuals on the autism spectrum reach their full potential,” according to President Obama in yesterday’s Presidential Proclamation. I wasn’t sure what, if anything I wanted to say about World Autism Awareness Day as a parent of a special needs child. Continue reading
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Dear Lego,
Dear Lego, I love you. I really do. You amaze me on a daily basis with your ingenuity. That in this day and age of high def and iPads you can keep kids’ attention with simple, plastic interlocking 3-D shapes, is astonishing. That you can create this: . . . blows my mind. Really. The Continue reading
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The Rhythm of the Seasons
As my husband drove our family to North Jersey for Easter dinner, we listened to sports radio, a-flutter with news of basketball (both college and the NBA) and opening day for baseball. We chatted that we couldn’t believe that baseball was starting up again, and that tomorrow is April. “The rhythm of the seasons,” my Continue reading
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2AM Christmas Day
The Daily Post Creative Writing Challenge: 2AM Photo, can be found here. Here’s my contribution (fiction, but the pic is mine). Christmas, and this is what his father sends me: It’s 2 AM Christmas Day, and this is what his father sends me. As if I don’t feel guilty enough. I couldn’t help it. I Continue reading
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WOAW’s Girl Talk- MacGyver vs. The Makeup
Welcome to WOAW’s first installment of Girl Talk! (Men are encouraged to participate, read and learn.) Previously I shared that my dad “pimped our van” back in the 70’s. Besides his mad van designing skills, Dad took on many home improvement challenges with his kooky, innovative mind. For example, Dad could fix just about anything Continue reading
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M. the Ripper
As I’ve mentioned previously, my son M. has autism. I’m in Holland instead of Italy, and life is definitely interesting here. One of M.’s challenges with living in our world concerns his sensory processing. Here’s my parental, non-medically trained, limited knowledge on the subject: With typical people, when we invoke our senses by seeing, hearing, Continue reading
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The Fantasy Pediatrician’s Office
This weekend, I took M. for his once-a-year “well” visit with our pediatrician. Please understand– I love our pediatrician. But as I sat in the office listening to crying and coughing children, and tried to stop M. from rolling on the floor, I had an idea. It’s time for The World of Children’s Medicine to Continue reading
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Academy Awards Movie Madness-Amour, a Guest Post by Anita
Hi everyone! I didn’t make it to see “Amour” in the theater, but my friend Anita graciously agreed to write it up for you. Her thoughts are below. It’s her first blog post ever, so I’m sure she’d appreciate your comments. As always, thanks for reading! Amour is not a movie for everyone. It is Continue reading
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Welcome to Holland
Last week I mentioned that I was granted permission to post one of my favorite essays. It touches upon what it feels like to parent a special needs child. It was originally given to me by my son, M.’s, teacher years ago on the first day of school, and it has stayed with me ever Continue reading
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