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May is Mental Health Awareness Month…

…It’s also the month that has Mother’s Day and, for Tyler, the end of his school year. Due to physical and mental illnesses, summer can be a tough and guilty time for me. I don’t always feel well enough to … Continue reading

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More Trouble for Tyler

Thankfully Tyler is on winter break and if anyone deserves the time off it’s him. There have been more incidents of bullying and a couple of times of Tyler expressing the wish to kill himself. One that sticks in mind … Continue reading

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So Someone Beat Up My Kid

Yesterday I got a call from school telling me to pick Tyler up because he was beaten up on the playground. We’ve had a rough month with him. The first event was that some girls beat him up after he … Continue reading

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To My Son on His 11th Birthday

Dear Tyler, This birthday post comes a couple of days late because you have been sick all week. We took you to the doctor yesterday and you were diagnosed with Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease. You’ve been out of school … Continue reading

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TBT: My Biggest Champion

Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. Prompt # 1. Throwback Thursday: Share an old photo and let it inspire your blog post. This picture and post of Tyler and I come from July of 2011, when Tyler was four and a … Continue reading

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Family Reunion, Spoonie Style!

A couple of weeks ago I had thrown my back out. Jacques had to push me in a wheelchair for my doctor’s appointment. My x-ray was normal so I am going to start PT next week. We had planned a … Continue reading

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TBT: Disney Vacation

Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. Prompt #1  Throwback Thursday: Choose a photo from a previous April and write a poem or a blog post. It was three years ago this month when my husband, whom I am separated from, my son … Continue reading

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The Mountain

On Sunday I planned to take my son to the park, it was going to be a beautiful day. On Saturday night I prayed that I would be well enough to take him to the park. On Sunday morning I … Continue reading

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Oh, Fudge

This year my fourth grade son Tyler has gotten into trouble four times for using profane language. He’s had to miss recess a few times because of it. Truth be told (I know, I’m a horrible mom), Tyler has been … Continue reading

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Christmas Whine

How was your Christmas? Mine was a mix of good and bad. Besides my chronic challenges I had a miserable cold and had somehow managed to strain my back. I was in a lot of pain, and walking, even sitting, … Continue reading

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