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 […]
So here in Maine this weekend kicks off the unofficial start of summer. Usually by now we’ve got tan marks from our flip-flops, have the kids red, white and blue outfits laid out for the Memorial Day parade, have the weekends barbecue menu all planned out and have sunscreen and Off! on hand. Because, SUMMER! […]
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 […]
Ask any parent of an autistic child about getting their kid’s hair cut and be ready for some epic eye-rolling, chest-clutching and possibly some weeping. I’m sure that out there somewhere in the world, there’s an autistic kid who doesn’t mind getting their lid done, but I’ll be damned if I’ve ever met one. I […]
Remember when snow was fun? Yeah, me either. When it’s -10 and howling winds, it’s not like I can send the kids outside to play and it’s. getting. old. I lived “away” for lots of years. I lived where it was hot and snow was something that people sprayed on their windows out of a […]
Some days I sing Dory’s refrain, “Just keep swimming” to myself when I’m feeling overwhelmed. What? I like Finding Nemo. It’s so easy to feel overwhelmed when you’re an autism parent. Meetings, appointments, doctor’s appointments, schedules. It’s a never ending loop than can catch you, drag you under and flip you end over end, just […]
So I don’t have any children that believe in Santa any more. This sort of kills me. Last year, Mad had just turned 11, and while she pretty much knew..she still wanted to believe. This year, with the girls at 17 and 12…it’s all over. Mom is Santa. With Hallee being autistic, she has always […]
Yeah, so..it’s coming. You guys know how I feel about it. Black Friday. BLERGH. What a mess. For someone who for all intents and purposes provides for her family by shopping, you’d think I’d be all insane and planning for BF. Well I’m not. I don’t care if crap is free, I’m not leaving my […]
I can’t begin to tell you how true this is for me. This time of year sees me going waaay out of my way to avoid someone with a runny nose or cough. I had a cashier this morning who had a stuffy nose and it was all I could do not to toss […]
