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Need For New

My son is the type of child that dislikes “repeats” of most kind.  He is not terribly interested in reading the book when we already saw the movie.  He gets tired of eating the same things for lunch, seems frustrated when I ask him to redo math problems or add details to his writing, and considers … Continue reading →

Clean Lens of the World

There have been a couple of funny comments that remind me that my precious TBP sees the world through a very focused lens…a shiny clean one if he can help it! Recently, we were watching a wonderful version of Peter Pan together.  At the end, Peter is saying goodbye to Wendy.  It is an emotional time and … Continue reading →

The Santa Experience

Over the years, there are certain traditions that we adjust in order to make the holiday season more comfortable for my son.  We do most of our shopping online and drive by the holiday parade instead of standing with the crowd.  We purposely do not over schedule our weekends and stick to a normal routine during … Continue reading →

Conference Update

So the parent/teacher conference is done. As I shared with you in my previous post (Conference Time), I was very apprehensive about this meeting.  I had great advice and support from readers… “Take deep breaths” and “Remember this is just a dot on your son’s timeline” were some of the support and comments that I received. I decided … Continue reading →

Conference Time

This time of year is both my favorite and least.  I love the focus on “thankfulness” at this time of year and starting to prepare for the quickly approaching holiday season. I don’t love the holiday stress that is sometimes lurking around the corner and I’m not crazy about parent/teacher conferences.  That is…the conference where I am … Continue reading →

Friend Photo

On Monday, my son brought home his 2nd grade picture.  I stared at it and smiled as I searched his eyes for the emotions that he was feeling at that time.  He looked sweet and a bit more vulnerable than other pictures.  I tried to decipher if it was anxiety, sadness or peace that I saw, but … Continue reading →

When Can He Come to his Senses?

The day after Halloween, we had a family birthday.  I asked my son if he wanted to attend this lunch and he was adamant that he wanted to go.  I made sure to explain that it was lunch in a “fancy” restaurant and gave him plenty of opportunities to bow out.  “I really want to … Continue reading →

“Happy” Halloween??

Sometimes, I forget that my kid is…unique.  I make plans for special days and holidays and still expect that they will go as planned.  If you’re the parent of a 2e child, you know that the days that you have the highest expectations…can sometimes go the craziest.  Take Halloween for instance. If you read my blog, you … Continue reading →

Is this a Trick or Treat?

Over the weekend, we went to the costume store so that my son could pick out a Halloween costume.  We walked around and tried to point out different possibilities.  He inspected the pictures that turned from peaceful to gory and wanted to know how they worked.  He was surprised that the plastic bloody heart was not in a … Continue reading →

The Attitude Shift

My son forgot his lunch today.  While this doesn’t seem like a big news story, it is quite an inconvenience when your child has severe food allergies and gets upset when things change unexpectedly.  Working part-time, I had the ability to leave work right away to handle this problem.  I quickly visited the nearest McDonald’s and drove directly to my … Continue reading →