Child number 2 was born in 2002, right here in Bangor. She was the happiest baby and toddler…charming, grinning, curious and a total hug-a-bug. Girly-girl…always wanting a stack of bracelets, a swath of necklaces, every scarf I owned and had been introduced to french Vogue by her Auntie. By the time she was 8 she […]
18 years ago tonight, I was almost a week overdue. She was due on June 28, but that day came and went with no signs of her wanting to make an outside appearance. At my weekly appointment a few days earlier, my OBGYN said it rather plainly. “The holiday weekend is coming up and I’m […]
A few days ago, Dawn Gagnon wrote an article for the Bangor Daily News about a family with a 19 year old autistic son named Michael. Michael, like my daughter Hallee, is autistic. Michael’s parents are moving out of Maine in order to provide their son with the support and opportunities he needs that aren’t available […]
Did she break the law? Join a biker gang and shoot up a parking lot down in Texas? Leave wet towels on the floor too many times? Nope, nothing like that. She’s just turning 18 next month. When you have a child with severe special needs and said kiddo turns 18 and becomes a legal adult in […]
So tomorrow, Miss Hallee is having her wisdom teeth out. Or rather they’re going to TRY to get her wisdom teeth out and hope for the best. I’ve been dreading this since she was tiny and now it’s here and I’m not exactly comfortable with it. I know it’s practically a teenaged ritual, but it’s […]
So my 12 year old is the sweetest, most loving kid. She’s an honor roll student, has a wickedly dark sense of humor, is an empathetic and loving girl in general. What she also is, is an almost teenager and OHMYGODWHOISTHISKIDANDWHEREISMYBABY? Now granted, I already have a 17 year old, but with Hallee’s developmental delays, most of […]
Being the mom of teen and ‘tween girls, even without the autism factor thrown in there, can be enough to make a grown woman cry trying. There are days, like today, where all of life’s little stresses all pig-pile on top of each other and you have two choices. You can either laugh, or you […]
My 12 year old and I went to Bangor Comic & Toy Con this past weekend at the Cross Insurance Center and had so much fun! So many expressive, creative & talented people sharing what they love..it was really great. Seeing Mad there (cosplaying Mabel Pines) and seeing all of the cool collectibles and artwork got me […]
My 12 year old is working on an assignment at school. They have to write about an ancient city. She had been telling me bits and pieces about it for a few days and then today, this…… Mad: Mom, I worked a LOT on my story at school, but today my writing was mainly about a […]
April 2nd is the beginning of Autism Awareness Month. Yaaaaay…awareness, right? No. I’m very aware of autism and all of the heartbreaking crap that goes along with it. I don’t need awareness. No one in my daughter’s family or circle needs awareness. We taught that class, road that train, got the t-shirt, thank-you-very-much. I don’t […]
