The other day I was in the middle of my morning routine of packing snacks, reminding people to wear underwear, and ordering them to brush their teeth, when I happened to see it, my special needs daughter’s red take home folder. Inside the folder, along with the words she worked on that day and drawings of the weather for her calendar, was the all-too-familiar Parent Intake … [Read more...]
Today I Wanted to Run Away
When my kids were younger, I loved reading them the story of The Runaway Bunny. Having a little one all snuggled up on my lap as I told the story of the little rabbit who tells his mom that he wants to run away was always one of my favorite ways to end a long day. My kids would giggle and smile as I would use all the years of acting lessons I had making the story come … [Read more...]
One of Those Days
Today was one of “those” days. I woke up to my darling eight-year-old bent over my bed asking me if we really lived in suburbia. When I said yes, he asked if we could change houses and live in an urban area with big buildings. This line of questioning continued all day long. All. Day. Long.My 14-year-old and my husband have spent all day working on a science project recreating … [Read more...]
The Joy of Baking
For the last few years, my family and I have celebrated the first day of fall by making an apple pie.I’ll give all who need it a little time to laugh at this thought. OK. Let’s move on.Living in New York, and only five minutes from a family-owned apple orchard, most years apple gathering is no more complicated than getting the whole family into the minivan. No small feat, but … [Read more...]
Mother Knows Best
Like all new moms I felt my beautiful son was perfect. Yet I could not shake the feeling that something was not right with him.He was bright, alert and even used sign language to communicate, but he was not speaking. And not crawling, even though he was nine months old.I mentioned this to our pediatrician and I was told that babies don't crawl much these days and boys tend to … [Read more...]
