A month or two ago I wrote about the law student in the U.K. who sued Abercrombie & Fitch for discrimination. Since her prosthetic arm didn’t fit in with their “look”, she was originally allowed to wear a cardigan. Then management banished her to the stockroom so nobody could see her horrible cardigan. Apparently that didn’t fit…
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Nice People
As I write this, Matthew is lying in his bed in his room leaving Sarah a message. “Hi, this is Matthew calling. I don’t have any plans tonight so I thought we could hang out. When you get this message I’ll call you back.” I don’t know much about Sarah, except that Matthew met her…
Mothers, don’t let you babies grow up to be doctors.
Every doctor has an opinion. A strong one. The cardiologist disagrees with the respiratory doctor. The pulmonologist can’t see why the endochrinologist is medicating with that medicine. The endo argues with the infectious diseases doctor who can’t see the ENT doctor’s point of view. The ENT doc’s ideas are different again from the immunologist’s and they…
Their eyes are precious
August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month My older daughter, Makayla, started out as typical as they come. Running and jumping, laughing and crying just like her friends. When she was four, we noticed that she was putting her face very close to the page when she was looking at books. As kindergarten grew…
Winners, Baby!
I’m so excited to announce the Winners of our Blue Bunny Ice Cream Contest, Joys Shared! Grand Prize Winner of One Full Year Of Blue Bunny Ice Cream: Random Thoughts! Second Place Winner of 5 Bunny Bucks Elliot! All of our other amazing participants will receive a $1.00 off coupon good for their next purchase…
And Sometimes, He Simply Amazes Me
I complain probably more often than I should about my son’s shortcomings. I think it is because he trips up on the smaller issues, the simpler things that maybe in life we all take for granted that we are expected to know. Remembering to feed a beloved family pet. Zipping one’s fly. Remembering when the…
Special Exposure Wednesday
For a boy who everyone thought would never be able to live a full and happy life, Mal is definitely the king of his castle! Exploring the surrounds of Sugarloaf Mountain, Rural NSW, Australia. Got something uplifting to share? Why don’t you join in this Special Exposure Wednesday. Please remember your comment love at…
Try This Tuesday #56: Time to Regroup
Although there have been a few high points, in some ways this summer has been a bit of a “crash and burn” for our family. Specifically, Michael came up against a couple of situations where he was being stretched farther socially and emotionally than he was ready for, and he rebelled big time! During the…
I am the captain of this special needs ship
I called up a pediatric hematologist the other day. Max, who’s six, has two blood mutations that increase his risk for clots; they discovered them after he had a stroke at birth that caused his cerebral palsy. We took him to a big-deal pediatric hematologist when he was an infant, who told us we could…
small steps to maturity
As a parent of a developmentally delayed child, I revel at every sign of maturation. A recent one occurred at our county fair. We were watching the 4h Horse competitions when we heard an announcement for a stick pony activity. And it was free. She sat in he stroller and chose the parts for her…