May 15 2022
I want to remind all the parents out there to never lose hope. This will be very short and I feel like the picture says it all. My kids have been in a charter school for kids on the spectrum, since kindergarten. The idea of mainstreaming seemed scary and frankly, impossible at times. I always …
Mar 13 2022
For a number of reasons, the last few weeks have been physically and emotionally exhausting. There are a million reasons for this but I’m not going to talk about everything. I just want to focus on the ones that may be the most helpful to parents out there living in the trenches on a daily. …
Mar 11 2022
It’s been a minute because my life has been a little overwhelming lately. I’m feeling incredibly anxious tonight, and I thought it might be helpful to write for a bit before I try to get some sleep. There’s a few things going on right now that have me on edge, and I’m going to go …
Jan 23 2018
Full disclosure. I’m exhausted and having a hard time putting thoughts together tonight. I’m going to try and make this as coherent as possible but no promises. Lizze and I are seriously talking about the logistics of homeschooling the boys. Between Emmett’s inability to wear clothes and Elliott’s emotional struggles that are the result of …
Jan 26 2017
This is a pretty major update in regards to the Elliott being bullied issue we’ve been dealing with over the last few months. To get current, please read back a few posts and you’ll be brought up to speed, or just click HERE. I received a call from the principal, whom I have a great line …
Jan 25 2017
I’m not having a good day. I was approached by the interventionist today, while picking the boys up from school. Actually, I was only picking up Elliott cause Emmett was home sick. I’ve always made it a point to be as honest with this blog as possible. Sometimes the honesty is rather brutal. As I’m …
Jan 21 2017
I’ve been largely absent the last day or so because I’ve been busy. Most everything can wait until a bit later today, but I did want to talk briefly about the bullying situation at school. I met with the school this afternoon and had a thirty-minute discussion about what’s going on with Elliott and this …
