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Category Archives: Family Life
Now Where Are My Toe Shoes?
I have to keep reminding myself that Ashley is a teenager, and that life is now a roller coaster of hormones – hers and mine. It should be easy for me to remember since she has been displaying typical teenager behavior for about two and a half years now. She is 14 going on 20……
Yes Ma’am, No Ma’am
I’ve always felt it was important for my children to learn how to behave in polite society and to use their manners. To me that means saying “please”, “thank you” and “excuse me”, not interrupting when others are talking, chewing food with their mouths closed, using good table manners, and other such niceties that make…
Going on vacation with a kid who has special needs
As you read this, we’re en route back from our Disney cruise on The Magic. Last year, we took the kids to Disney World, and they were so enchanted we decided to do something Disney again. Taking Max on vacation is sometimes a little unnerving, as we don’t know how he’s going to react to…
Yes, I DO raise my kids differently
Out of the hundreds of wonderful and supportive comments and emails I receive, every once in a great while I apparently piss someone off with something I share. Instead of writing back to this one person, I decided to share my response here in case anyone else felt the same way. When I mentioned a…
The trickle down effect.
Ivy was denied the three weekly Intragam and so her meltdown week continues. I’m disappointed. Mostly for Ivy because she feels awful for over a week before her next infusion and she just doesn’t know why. Mostly for Ivy because for that week before she has her next IVIG she starts to pick up all…
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep
Caring for a medically fragile child is one of the hardest things parents will ever face. Although keeping up with medicine schedules, feeding schedules, and all the required doctor and therapy appointments can be tough, the most difficult thing, in my opinion, is being afraid to sleep. Sleeping might mean that you miss the seizure…
Always Believe, Always Hope
Are the worries over your child’s future weighing heavily on your mind and heart? Mine are. Are you feeling a littel overwhelmed right now? I am. Do you need a dash of hope today? I do. Dan Keplinger’s mom felt these same things. Yet look at Dan today… Now, after you dry your eyes, check…
Blog Review
Hi de ho there! “Maddy” here, an interloper. I’ve nipped over from “home” to cast my evil eye over some blogs belonging to other mum’s of special needs children. So hold on tight as there will be none of that fluffy wuffy American type of kindly review. [Oopsie I meant Canadian of course!] Now you…
A Date With My Son
Over our Spring Break (which was last week), I had an opportunity to go see a concert with Yanni and his Voices. I took the opportunity to ask Spiff if he’d like to go. We try to introduce normal teen activities into his schedule, and a concert is definitely a teen activity. Granted, Yanni isn’t…