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Tag Archives: Mother
Guest Post: A Mom Dealing With Rheumatoid Arthritis
This is my first of a monthly series of guest posters who will share their diseases and conditions and how they affect their lives. I met Alecia when we participated in a Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop when we discovered we … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic illness, chronically ill mom, Guest Post, Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop, mom, Mother, Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Over-scheduled
Ah, those lazy days of summer…relaxing by the pool, sleeping in, the ice cream man… Not at my house. Grant and I said we were never going to do this but we have over-scheduled Tyler. Next week he starts camp … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic illness, Chronically Ill, chronically ill moms, chronically ill mothers, Emily, Grant, mom, mommy, Mother, summer, Tyler
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Monday Morning Mother’s Day Quarterback
A lot of mothers with chronic illness have enormous feelings of guilt that they cannot be “Super Mommy”. That instead of doing things with their children they have to nap. That they often end up just watching their children instead … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic illness, Emily, holiday, mom, mommy, Mother, Mother's Day, Super Mommy, Tyler
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Holding My Son’s Hand
Tonight you sleep next to me because you spilled water all over your bed. You have trouble getting to sleep because something I have read to you has scared you. It amazes me what actually scares you and what I … Continue reading
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Tagged adult holding child's hands, child, children, Emily, God, holding hands, Jesus, mommy, Mother, son, Tyler
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On Being Remembered
(I read Cleopatra A Life as a member of the From Left to Write book club. I was given a free copy of this book. This post is inspired by the book. Welcome to all of my fellow book club members … Continue reading
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Tagged 24 hour urine test, Adventure Time, blog, blogger, Book club, Cartoon Network, chronic illness, Chronically Ill, Cleopatra, Cleopatra A Life, Disability, Egyptian Queen, Elizabeth Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra, Food Stamps, friend, From Life to Write book club, Gumball, illnesses, immunosuppressant, Julius Caesar, Lady GaGa, Liz Taylor, Mark Antony, Mother, parents with chronic illness, Shakespeare, special needs child, Stacy Schiff, The Regular Show, thyroid, Wife
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Resentment: What Ive Feared the Most is Already Happening
(Laptop update, yep, I am still using hubby’s. I finally dragged myself back to the store where I had to leave my laptop again with them. I hope they will take good care of her. They told me she would … Continue reading
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Tagged appointment, arguments, blog, child, Daddy, first time, Graduation, Grant, love, low grade fever, Lupus, mama, mommy, Monday, Mother, occasion, paranoia, Parent, parents, professional writer, Tyler
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Tuesdays With Tyler: On the Eve of My Sons Graduation
(After having just a precious 2 days with my beloved laptop, there is a problem with the new hard drive they put in, so once again, I must bring it in to the shop. Things have been so crazy, yeah … Continue reading
My Mother and I, and The Ways We See Parenting
Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. 2.) Not your mother’s daughter…how do you parent differently than your mother did? Is it a good thing or a bad thing? When I saw this prompt, an overwhelming sense of dread came over me. … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, child, Daughter, Disability, Lupus, Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop, Mental Illnesses, Mother, OCD, Parent, Rheumatoid Arthritis, son, Tourette's Syndrome, unconditional love
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Tuesdays With Tyler: Afternoon Out
On Saturday I felt well enough (finally!) to take Tyler to the mall for boots (finally!). I didn’t think we’d be lucky enough to actually find boots this late in the season but I at least wanted to get his … Continue reading
A Letter For The International Day of Acceptance
To my followers, my friends, Today is The International Day of Acceptance, a day to start conversations, make new friends and educate people about anyone who is disabled; be it someone like myself who has Lupus and often can not … Continue reading
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Tagged challenges, chronic illness, disabled, International Day of Acceptance, Lupus, Mother, Person, Sick, Wife
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