Almost two years ago, I started writing this blog to share what I learned about twice-exceptional children. This began as a way of helping and supporting families that were left with more questions than answers. I didn’t want others to have to start at the beginning and I knew that I had an interesting perspective … Continue reading
Posted in April 2014 …
Treasure Box
On Sunday afternoon, after school work and errands were completed, I stumbled upon a treasure box. The treasure box was my “pictures” file on Facebook. I kept saying out loud, “I knew I had that picture somewhere?!” I don’t know about you, but when I used to have a camera with film, I seemed to … Continue reading
Enemy Number One
What is Enemy number one to a writer? No, it isn’t a lack of time to get clever thoughts into complete sentences. It isn’t having that perfectly selected word leave you when the phone jolts you back to reality. It isn’t even the lack of fresh ideas. The biggest enemy to a writer…is a confidentiality agreement! If … Continue reading
So…How Is It?
It has been about a month since we traded the big school for home school; I thought I would provide an update. First, I want to thank those of you that continue to send encouraging and supportive emails and share comments about your personal stories. Based on the comments that I have received, especially from the recent … Continue reading
The Bunny Weekend Report
This weekend was a great weekend. It was the kind of weekend that was made up of just the right amount of relaxing at home and making our way out for fun and family. As always, we started the weekend off with our traditional Friday Family Movie Night. The day was hectic so instead of … Continue reading
Does the Good REALLY Outweigh the Bad?
Let me start by saying that I am not trying to insult or judge parenting decisions made by anyone. I honestly believe that we all do our best with the knowledge that we currently possess and that parenting is a series of doing-the-best-we-can-moments. Having said that…I have been wondering about emails and comments that I … Continue reading
The Forgotten Hunt
Recently, I have found myself yearning for specific parenting moments of the past. One of my favorites, The Easter Egg Hunt. It has been a few years since we stopped driving into the city to participate in the giant hunt at the zoo; but this year, I’m missing this tradition. We used to arrive early to assure … Continue reading
The First
As an adoptive mother, I knew this conversation would happen. I expected many conversations like this one, but I expected them to start during the more challenging tween or teen years. In my mind, these were the years where he would be looking for answers. He might need to know about his past to help form his … Continue reading
Vacation with Mine
Today, we returned home from a quick vacation. For Spring Break, we decided that we would visit a resort that is about an hour away. This is a favorite location because of the short distance and a place of known successes. Instead of staying in the lodge, we decided to rent one of the homes. … Continue reading
Stages of The Grief
The emotions that I feel about my son’s horrendous year continues to hit me in waves. I know it sounds a bit over dramatic to onlookers, but it feels very much like a journey through the different stages of grief. I guess I am mourning what school was supposed to be, what it should have been. … Continue reading
My Twice Baked Potato 