If you were driving down our street yesterday. I am sure that you would have stopped to watch the show. Harrison, Sydney and I were attempting to decorate outside for Christmas. The more we started working. The more I thought we must look like The Three Stooges to our neighbors. I just wanted to add … More The Three Stooges At Christmas
I feel like I am going to be sick. This can’t be happening now. Do all parents feel like this before their child’s IEP meeting? Or is this just happening to me? It is time to get out of the car and I am frozen. There’s no one to call for support. So I will … More I Can’t Believe They Saw Me Cry
It was finally happening. We were going to Disney World. My children were 14 and 12 but that’s okay. Most families have been to Disney World several times. Disney World for The Cophers was always a wish. One that I thought would never be granted. Going on any vacation was a wish for our family. … More It Has Been One Year
Harrison and Sydney came into my room the other day. They told me that they wanted to have a Family Meeting. First, I started thinking I am the one who calls the Family Meetings around here. Did they form a union or something? This was going to be good. In the past, family meetings didn’t … More Who Called A Family Meeting?
I watched her as she picked out her clothes and dressed herself. Including lip gloss. She even had time to paint her nails. After eating breakfast. She cleared her plate and changed the date on our family calendar. Then she waited by the window for the bus. Five years ago, the scenario would play out … More Sydney’s Story
The mind is a terrible thing to waste. Wasn’t that a slogan back in the 1980’s? When you go through a traumatic experience. The mind is often your biggest enemy. Your soul and body often heal quickly. Why won’t your mind allow you to rest? I am constantly thinking and analyzing every situation. Some situations … More Free Your Mind
I wish autism parents would believe me when I tell them that everything will be just fine. It won’t be easy. But things will be fine. One day you will look back and wonder how you survived. The appointments, the IEP meetings, the criticism, stares, rude comments and tears. It is by the grace of … More What The Good Doctor Taught Me
We all have had a parenting fail. Some of us more than others. In the end, we are reminded of how much we love our children. And how we do all that we can to raise them to be productive citizens. I advocate for Harrison and Sydney. It has become second nature to me. For … More My Parenting Fail
I see your pain. Even in a crowded room it is noticeable to me. Maybe others don’t see your pain. But I do. Maybe it is because I am a professional at pretending that everything is perfect. When in reality I am living in hell. You didn’t mean to yell at your child. You are … More I See Your Pain
Don’t ever let anyone tell you or make you feel like you are not enough. You might start to believe that you don’t have enough money, enough clothes, enough friends or enough rooms in your house. You are enough. When you realize that some people get joy from making others feel inferior. You will be … More I Am Enough
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