Neighbors

Just the other day, I was having a conversation with a friend who was telling me about all of the interesting things that go on in his neighborhood. He mentioned how he liked his neighborhood and all the quirkiness that comes with it. Such as a gentleman neighbor on the corner who wears spandex all the time. [...]

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Siblings of children with Autism

A lot of books about autism have been given to me.  I haven’t read all of them yet.  I kind of pick and choose depending on what mood I’m in.  Many of the books are reference books and many are based on someone’s life.  Most of the books that I have seen are written by a parent of [...]

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Shut up!

I hate it when my kids say “Shut-up!” to each other. So rude. So disrespectful. I suppose there are a lot worse things they could say to each other. I’m sure they’ve said them. But “Shut up” seams to be the number one top choice phrase between my two boys. They know the words have [...]

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I just remembered why we don’t go out to eat very often.

We’ve all had those moments, right? You know, when you take your children out in public only to realize later, you wished you had just stayed home.   I normally don’t fret about taking the children out to eat as long as the following conditions are met: 1.  It must be kid friendly.  2. If I am taking both [...]

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When ignorance hurts

There are many misinformed and judgmental people that Matt and I have encountered in his 7 1/2 years of life.  There will be more.  Most of the time, these people will catch you off-guard. Often times I will say to myself, “If anybody has any problem with my child, I dare them to bring it on! I dare them! They [...]

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