Category Archives: Family
It’s the unofficial start of summer! I’m freezing!
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! […]
Crime and punishment.
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 […]
Hairless legs, oral surgeons and the joys of Armpit Night.
I found myself in a hairy situation.
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 […]
I’m officially over winter.
Just keep swimming.
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 […]