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Child Conversations

I don’t know if it is the same in other families, but some of our best conversations happen at either ends of the day. It seems that when his mind is the most reflective, my mind is at its least thoughtful state. Take the other night, it was late and I still had chores to … Continue reading →

Greatest Gift

This Tuesday is my birthday. Four decades, plus a few years more, I have been experiencing life. As with most people, my priorities have shifted along the way. I remember that somewhere around my thirty-fourth birthday, I started thinking about a lifetime without children. I began to picture the older years. We would be reading … Continue reading →

Change is Gonna Come!

Many of you know about the struggles that we are having with my son’s school. Let me be clear, the staff at his school are not bad people. “Bad people” don’t dedicate their lives to helping kids. They are probably really good with the majority of kids, the typical kids. I imagine, that they are … Continue reading →

Mixed Up Chameleon

I have a favorite Eric Carle book called The Mixed Up Chameleon. After today, I understand him a little better. Today was a day of mixed emotions. I think that’s probably how most people roll, but it is hard for a person who craves predictability. I started the day a bit slower due to a … Continue reading →

Scuffed Up Shoes

Last Sunday, I sent an email to six different key players that are part of my son’s education. In the email, I shared results from an assessment called the BRIEF and new information that I had gained from Dr. Dan Peter’s book. Combined, I felt like both of these pieces of information would help explain … Continue reading →

Epiphany of the Many Hats

If you know me in real life, you know that I am completely devoted to my son. When his school isn’t communicating or his teachers seem ineffective and uninformed, it makes me crazy. Last year, was a great year. I would have done ANYTHING to have his second grade teacher move to third grade; unfortunately, … Continue reading →

Worry…Another Piece of the Puzzle

We had another morning filled with worry and anxiety about school. He didn’t want to go, but we talked about it and I thought it was going to be a smoother morning. He seemed to understand that it was important for him to go and to keep going, as we continue to work to make … Continue reading →

Executive What?!

On Thursday, I was hit by lightning! Not really, but it felt like that! I was in the right place, at the right time, with the right person. Currently, my school has a substitute psychologist who is only working with us temporarily. Although I don’t know her well, it is clear that she is intelligent, experienced … Continue reading →

I Think My Son’s A Jedi Knight

We are big fans of Star Wars. We used to have long discussions about which Episode was our favorite. After many debates, we decided that Episode 3 was truly the best. That was the one that showed the transformation from Anakin to Darth Vader. My TBP used to share Star Wars facts so often, that … Continue reading →