Hello! My name is Mandi. My husband John and I have two children Alec (9) and Matthew (7). While my life in the past may have appeared to be quite interesting to me, I never had any reason to assume that it would be all that interesting to anybody else. Untill 10 years ago, my life was simple, fun, and the biggest thing I had to complain about was perhaps an unreliable car. Of course as any parent would know having kids changes all that. Having a kid with autism REALLY changes all that. So, that is my motivation for this blog. Recently I have been journaling my now 7yr old son Matthew’s tantrums in Googledocs. The sole purpose of the journaling was to document his tantrums, how many he had, intensity, what were the triggers….etc. As I would jot down these entries I would find myself going into detail about my day, my worries, my hopes, dreams, and frustrations. It turned into a diary and was quite therapeutic. I know there are so many parents going through these similar issues while raising a child with Autism. My hope is that not ONLY people who have children with autism read this, but also people with typical children. Or grandchildren, or even people who have no children at all. I hope you would find this entertaining, and if not, that is ok too. I just love to write and my children just like everybody else’s children, provide great material, right?
Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him who have been called according to His purpose. (New International Version)
I could add a lot to “About Me” but you probably wouldn’t approve the comment so I’ll let it go with the statement that whatever Mandi writes about Matthew and Alec, she is underrating her patience and abilities when dealing with difficult situations. I can probably say that most of you (unless you have autistic children yourself) cannot begin to imagine what it is like in a day of the life of John, Mandi, Alec and Matthew. I always will remember one of Mandi’s comments to me. “We have good news and we have bad news. The good news is that Matthew is starting to talk. The bad news is that we are not always impressed with what he is talking about!” Only you who know Alec, or Matthew, can thoroughly appreciate this comment.
HAHA! I forgot about saying that untill now! Thanks for the compliments
Hello, Mandi.
Thank you for visiting my blog; it has led me to yours.
I’ve been reading through your posts and many of them resonate with me. We, as parents of children with autism, are often faced with great difficulties, but these are the moments that bring out our best too. I think autism is the heat and pressure that make simple carbon into diamonds. I wish you well today, and send you blessings for your family from across the globe.
Always,
♥Kittymama
Thank you for taking the time to read my blog and thoughtfully comment. Like you, this is therapy for me too. I took the liberty of adding you to my blogroll, and read several of your posts. Really looking forward to hearing more from you!
Thanks so much Melissa!!
Glad you joined the blogging community! I look forward to reading more from you!
Hi Mandi~
I’m so glad that you stopped by The Fog Blog! Otherwise, I may never have gotten to see yours! I love your blog too and I will add you to my “mom blogs” page on my blog.
I look forward to reading more and getting to know you and your wonderful family.
Unfortunately, this I will have to start on tomorrow. I’m totally exhausted and need sleep now. If I can remember what that is, lol.
I will return first thing in the morning once the kids are in school.
Hugs,
Erica
Mandi,
I can relate to so much of what i’ve read so far. I have often thought my Zack was on the autism spectrum but have no confirmation of that so far..he is on the waiting list at CHEO’s Mood and Anxiety Clinic.
I look forward to reading more from you and alec
so glad i found your blog
Kim