New Beginnings

Category: New Beginnings

I hope you can learn something from my #divorce

It’s been a very challenging day. I got the kids off to school and then met with Lizze and the kids therapist to hammer out all the important details of our pending dissolution. It’s complicated for a number of reasons but it’s incredibly civil, there’s absolutely no animosity and everything is already worked out. While …

Continue reading

I was actually social last night, if you can believe that

The kids spent the night at their mom and grandparents house. They’ll be home in a couple hours and for right now, I’m enjoying the quiet. It sounds like the visit is going well and that always makes me happy. 🙂 Last night I swung by to say hi to my mom and ended up …

Continue reading

Because it needs to be said

So we had a really emotional therapy session tonight. We’re talking the kind that of emotional that leaves you exhausted the following day. I can already feel the emotional hangover coming. Tonight was all about the divorce related issues the kids are struggling with. Their mom was there and while it was very emotionally charged, …

Continue reading

#Divorce isn’t easy for any child but #Autism can make it harder

My day is like an emotional roller-coaster. We absolutely had some high points but we also had low points and other points in between. Emmett absolutely kicked ass today and him returning to school full time is the highlight of my week right now. The problem is they are struggling with all that life has …

Continue reading

It’s so f*cking heartbreaking

The boys came home around noon today and Elliott was in a mood from the moment he walked in the door. Visits are a mixed bag for any kid but when you factor in the complexity that Autism brings to the party, it’s even more so. A mixed reaction to a visit with his mom …

Continue reading

Are Dad’s going through #divorce supposed to admit this?

I’m feeling incredibly overwhelmed and frustrated tonight. The boys have been at each other’s throats all day and there were a few times where I was very close to reaching the end of my rope. Emmett is incredibly impulsive right now and it’s difficult to manage that behavior at the moment. Elliott has a very, …

Continue reading

Navigating #divorce with #Autistic kids can be very, very challenging but not impossible

We had a very, very emotional Wednesday night therapy session. It was emotional for a number of reasons but it ended in a positive way and the kids are better for it. I was a less than ideal situation but it was the lesser of two evils and kids needed to have some questions answered …

Continue reading

The Good New and The Bad News

The boys had an overnight visit with their mom and grandparents last night. The very first of 2020. There were some minor issues with one of the kids while they were out and I called their mom last night to make sure everything was okay. She had handled the sitution well and I was more …

Continue reading