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...]
When Mom Learns to Grow Up
The other day I found myself getting angry, frustrated, and even sad at a parenting article in a magazine.The funny thing is, it wasn’t a piece on the pros and cons of spanking, or whether I’m a good or bad parent because I stay home. Or, whether my youngest child is forever damaged because I bottle fed him and nursed his older brother and sister. No, it wasn’t on any of … [Read more...]
A Novel Life
This week I feel every one of my 45, soon-to-be 46 years. My nerves are shot. I'm tired and more than a little cranky. I'm in need of a makeover, or more appropriately, a rewrite.After years of guiltily reading romance novels, I've decided to take a page from one of them and reframe my life in the fashion of a novel. I may even put a picture of my dishwasher dressed in a … [Read more...]
My Dishwasher and I
My youngest child, Peter, got off the bus Friday for the very last time as a kindergartner. With that last jump off the bus went a little more of my heart. My children are growing so quickly, I can barely catch my breath. I know the calender says the year starts in January and ends in December, but for moms, the year really starts in September and ends in June. Summer is just … [Read more...]
Student of the Week
Last week I had the pleasure of reading to my daughter Lizzy's class, a group of "typical" school children. I say typical because Lizzy splits her day between two classrooms. Part of the day is in Mrs. O's second grade, and the remainder is in a small group of five other children with special needs.I appreciate it any time I take part in one of my children's school events. … [Read more...]
