For the past couple of days in one of my various autism Facebook support group the following question has been sparking a major debate: Q: if you could would you cure your kiddo with Asd… ? If you want to get a bunch of people who don’t know each other outside of Facebo0k to have…
Why Yes; I say No
Yesterday was one of those days. I had a long “mental” to-do list. Most of it didn’t get done. I sat on the couch almost all day. I may have drunk a lot of coffee, and I may have taken a nap at some point in the day. I was well-intentioned. Like I said, I…
Let’s Try Doing Nothing: How One Minnesota University Addresses Gender Violence
Sharing this for a friend because people need to be aware of things like this. Domestic Violence is no laughing matter.
This is My Life
It’s Monday Morning and the house is completely quiet. In the air is the aroma of a freshly brewed pot of coffee. And I am sitting here, by myself. Alone. That’s what a lot of Mondays are like. And then there are the other Mondays, when there is chaos, and I am not peacefully drinking…
The TV called Spite
For the past three years I’ve had in my possession a rather nice 50 something inches projection TV that I might have liked under other circumstances. A refrigerator. That’s what my husband was supposed to be shopping for when he went to the appliance store that day way back when. He did purchase a…
To The Moon and Back
I spent the day shopping with my daughter J yesterday. We had such a fun time-and I’d like to say that it wasn’t just because I was spending extraordinary amounts of money on her. It’s true that I was spending money on her, but only because she needed summer clothes…and wanted to go shopping with…
Is This a Mid-Life Crisis?
I’ve had this major epiphany. Either that, or I have completely lost my mind. This is the “epiphany” I had recently. I want to be a writer. I take that back. I am already a writer. I want to be a “professional.” Yep. That has always been a dream of mine, ever since I wrote…
I’m Sorry
I’m sorry. All day I have been thinking about these words. The other day I ran into someone who I have known for a long time, but don’t talk to very often. In fact, it has been quite a while. Do you know the type? The person you knew a long time ago and were…
When Life Turns out Differently than You Planned
When I was a little girl, I had a plan. After I graduated from high school, I would go to college and get a degree. Then I would travel the world for 3 years, after which point I would get married and have 4 children. Three boys, and a little girl who would be protected…
On the Ambiguity of Autism
This is an excerpt from a paper I wrote for a Rhetorical Theory class. I am not an expert on Autism; nor do I claim to be one. However, as the mother of four children-three of whom are on the Austism spectrum, these are things I often think about. As the mother of three children…