Once upon a time, there were certain things I never would have seen myself doing. Some of them were typical parenting things that I was yet blissfully unaware of. You know what I mean. Fishing peas out of nostrils, scrubbing Desitin out of cat fur, wiping peanut butter finger paintings off of walls — that…
Category Archives: Family Life
Caleigh’s Corner – An Interview With Holly
I believe as parents of children with severe disabilties, we have all at one time or another beeen completely devastated and overwhelmed. But, it’s at those times we find the real strength we have inside. That is exactly what Holly and her husband, Eric did, and through their example, we can all become a little…
Can’t Beat the Leprechauns, Join Them
Since my sons were preschool-age leprechauns have made a yearly romp through our home. Every St. Patrick’s Day morning the boys awaken to overturned furniture, strewn toys, hidden mint candies, shamrock confetti tossed about and green pee in the toilets…complete with wee green footprints on the toilet seats…evidence of the leprechaun’s play time. Until last…
Try This Tuesday #35: Disciplining Your Child
Welcome to another Try This Tuesday. For details on how to participate, please check out the welcome post. If you’d like to join in but aren’t sure what to write about, try the topic suggestion for this week: Disciplining Your Child. The person who suggested this topic specifically asked about the teenage years, so if…
Planning a Camping Trip With Reflux, a G-Tube and Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome…
Why, you ask? Because I woke up one morning and said to myself, “Self — Your life is disturbingly deficient in chaos at the moment… I know! Let’s plan a summer camping trip! You know — hours upon hours of gluten-free menu planning, tube-feeds without running water, barf bags, taking that ten-mile drive back into…
The Book Of Rare Diseases
Carrie will be a regular contributor here at 5MFSN. Look for her future posts on Sundays. There are hundreds of books that guide you on how to be a good parent. Each book has a different spin on our job, but the majority of them assume a certain path of development for our child. So…
It Takes Guts – An Interview With Abby Brogan
Ellie Brogan has a tee-shirt that states “It Takes Guts to have Short Gut.” This gorgeous little girl and her mother, Abby, definitely have guts! Tell me a little about yourself and your family. My name is Abby Brogan. I live just outside of Boston with my husband Gib, daughter Ellie and a wonderful dog…
Loved by Both
My Dearest Ashley, Your birthmother and I shared emails again today. She is worried about you and your upcoming surgery and wishes she could be there for you. I know without a doubt that you will be in her thoughts and prayers that day as you are every day. I know she misses you and…
Bubba, Chicky and Nika – An Interview with Bethany
Of course every mother thinks her children are the most beautiful children in the world, and I am no exception. But if ever there were children that would make me rethink that position, Bethany’s children would be the reason. Join me in welcoming this lovely family to our Sunday interview series! Tell me a little…
My Works of Art
I watched a lot of home improvement and home makeover shows on HGTV this weekend. I got many wonderful ideas about what I could do to my home, but unfortunately, I didn’t win the lottery Friday night to provide the funds for those renovations and decorating. But one thing I kept hearing repeated on most…