Read more about the article I had to pick Emmett up from school early because he was uncomfortable
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I had to pick Emmett up from school early because he was uncomfortable

It's totally been one of those days here in The Autism Dad househhold. We're knee-deep into the last week of school and it's a little more chaotic than I had anticipated, but we're good. I dropped Emmett off at school and within an hour, I received a string of text messages from him asking me to come pick him up. He explained that there was a kid in his class not wearing a mask. He was very uncomfortable with this and wanted to leave. It's still required that everyone wear a mask at his school. As I said, this made Emmett very uncomfortable and I can understand that. I always told him that if he was uncomfortable or he felt something wasn't safe, I would come get him and he…

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May 26, 2021
Read more about the article A Very Important Announcement
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A Very Important Announcement

It's come to my attention that someone is stealing pictures of both myself and my kids, and using them to create fake social media accounts. They're using these account to impersonate me and harass people. I'm getting tons of messages from people letting me letting me know they have been approached by this person. First of all, I'm so sorry. I have no control over this but I'm working on it. Secondly, thank you all for looking out and letting me know. Please continue to report and block these accounts if you're approached. Just a little background. This isn't the first time this has happened. This person has been harassing me for almost two years now and has taken to attacking me this way. I don't care if someone comes…

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May 25, 2021
Read more about the article What’s this week going to throw at me?
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What’s this week going to throw at me?

We've reached the final few days of what is probably the worst school year ever due to COVID. I'm so grateful that the boys made it through and that in person learning will resume full-time once again this fall. I'd prefer to never, ever do this again. This week is just fun stuff and a time to turn in missed assignments. If this had been a typical year, I would be concerned with the boys grades. The reality is, they survived a global pandemic and still managed to make it to school everyday. Did they put in their best effort, I doubt it, but how many of us adults, just phoned it in this year? I know I did. I'm once again first in line for parent pickup and I'm…

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May 24, 2021
Read more about the article We made major progress today
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We made major progress today

We have made some serious progress on the outside of the house today. If you are tardy to the party and not sure what I'm talking about, here are the cliff notes. Basically, we are working on the outside of the house. Between COVID and my divorce, I just stopped caring about it. It wasn't vital to our survival, so it wasn't on my radar. It's been neglected and we need to get it brought up to snuff. My dad came over and helped us for a few hours and we were able to get a lot of stuff done. I didn't take before pictures but I did take after pictures. I know, that's not super helpful if you've not seen the yard prior but I'm going to explain what…

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May 24, 2021
Read more about the article My kids were #vaccinated at @AkronChildrens Hospital today
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My kids were #vaccinated at @AkronChildrens Hospital today

One of the decisions I had to make recently was whether or not to get Elliott and Emmett vaccinated for COVID. That took about 3 seconds to figure out what the right thing to do was. Of course, the boys will get vaccinated ASAP. Do I have questions about the vaccines in regards to my kids? Sure I do and that's okay. There's nothing wrong with having questions about something like this. That being said, I seek out information from friends who are quite literally experts in the field. I don't think people should be criticized for having questions or concerns but as adults we have a responsibility get our information from expert sources and not social media or right wing media sources. We owe our kids better than that…

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May 21, 2021
Read more about the article I’m so proud of my kids
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I’m so proud of my kids

I thought this was really cool and wanted to share before getting lost in my day. As you may or may not know, Elliott and Emmett have found that they love cooking and baking. Elliott's likes to cook and Emmett likes to bake. They both picked these up during COVID lockdown and do a really good job. Yesterday, Emmett decided to bake peanut butter cookies. He hasn't really baked in a little while and he's been having a but of a rough time lately. Anyway, he decided to bake yesterday afternoon and they turned out delicious. I will admit to eating more than I should have, especially considering I'm avoiding carbs but someone once told me to eat it if the kids make it and just forget the carbs. That…

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May 20, 2021
Read more about the article My most important job is guiding these amazing humans through life
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My most important job is guiding these amazing humans through life

The boys have had a pretty good day today. I wanted to try and do something kinda fun, so when I ordered groceries, I added some things to the list that we could cook on the grill. It's nothing spectacular but it's a change of pace and the boys love cooking on the grill. Emmett physically went to school today for in person learning and had a fantastic day. Elliott is still remote learning full time because his school hasn't reopened and won't until the fall. Gavin approached me this afternoon about learning some new skills that he thinks would be useful for when he moves out. I was kinda caught off guard by his request, and some of the things he wants to learn are sorta random, but I…

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May 20, 2021
Read more about the article Helping my kids remain open to positive change and willing to embrace it, even after they’ve been hurt
Divorce / Life after Divorce / My thoughts

Helping my kids remain open to positive change and willing to embrace it, even after they’ve been hurt

It's been an incredibly emotional evening, especially for the kids. I had to make a difficult decision tonight, but it was the right one. I'm completely physically, and emotionally exhausted now. The kids are very upset but I'm working to help them remain open to positive change, and embrace it, even after they've been hurt. The boys are doing okay at this point. Emmett's currently in his own bed, which is amazing, and with any luck, he will remain there. Gavin's already asleep and Elliott won't be too far behind. As I was writing this, Emmett popped his head in to inform me that he wants to do in-person learning again in the morning, which is awesome. Although, I just remembered that his clothes are still in the washer. I'll…

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May 19, 2021