I watch as “it” transforms your personality from giggly, to emotional, to distant, to loving all in a matter of hours. It is painful to watch “it” make you flounce around your bed like a fish out of water as if you cannot get comfortable in your own skin. I’m not sure ...
I love traditions. I knew I wanted to take an annual anniversary picture with our wedding candle to capture that moment in time. I tried hard every year to get the perfect picture. I wasn’t always successful, but as I look back on these pictures they tell an amazing story. I’ve tried to describe ...
“I’m going to college”…. four words that filled my heart in so many ways….. Those are the word’s a friend’s son said when he found out he was accepted into not one but two special needs college programs. I remember it vividly when I saw her post about it on facebook — it actually ...
Today I had a “mommy and me” day with my daughter. We went to the beach. It’s my happy place. It’s even happier when she is there with me 🙂 She has had such a busy summer that I have barely seen her. (Mental note: In next life, come back as my daughter!)… We got ...
I saw this graphic shared by a friend earlier today, and found it super interesting. In many ways in our house, it seems like anxiety is an even bigger issue to deal with than autism. It affects our son in so many ways that we know of – and probably many areas that we don’t ...
Last week kinda sucked. For many different reasons…. It was filled with so many “endings” – and I cried for 2 days straight. First was having to say goodbye to a family friend. What an unexpected, sad situation to be so alive and seemingly healthy one minute – and then have things tragically unfurl ...
Dear Anna (and all other super special needs siblings!): I’m sorry that holidays aren’t the fun and magical days that I had as a kid, and that I always imagined for you. I’m sorry we don’t decorate: I had so much fun decorating the house with my mom…But in this house – if it’s not ...
Sometimes Eric makes himself melt down. He is perfectly fine one minute, and full on crying and screaming the next. We don’t understand it – but we just sit back and let it happen. There is no way to stop it from happening; and we’ve learned to believe that he just needs to do ...
Recently, at a doctor’s appointment with Eric, I had mentioned that we were in the midst of looking at colleges for our daughter. Immediately, the doctor said “Oh that’s gonna be so awesome for her. She is really gonna be able to have a chance to spread her wings now.” It kinda stabbed me in ...
