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Tag Archives: Emily
Tuesdays With Tyler: Halloween!
For the first time ever, I’d be willing to bet, school was closed on Halloween. Due to the storm, some schools still didn’t have power and roads were still closed. I’d also bet that it was the first time the … Continue reading
My Birthday: Good times!
Thanks to God and my friends’ and familys’ wishes for me to have a good day, I managed to have a nice, low pain birthday! October 29th will go down in history as a record snowstorm. Neither my mother nor … Continue reading
Vacation Lost
Due to Grant getting his disability and us now having a small nest egg, we decided to do something with Tyler we had never done…take him on a vacation. It was going to be a mini-vacation to Hershey Park’s “Halloween … Continue reading
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Tagged Disability, disabled Mom guilt, Emily, Grant, Halloween, Hershey Park, joint pain, joint swelling, Mom guilt, Social Security Disability, Tyler, vacation
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Why I Stay
(I read Lost Edens 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 or … Continue reading
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Tagged accommodation, alcohol abuse, anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Book club, Consumer Advocate, Disability, disability accommodation, disabled, drug abuse, Emily, fatherhood, From Left to Write Book Club, Grant, Jamie Patterson, Lost Edens, marijuana, marriage, Mental Illness, Mental Illnesses, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, parenting, Prozac, psychiatric drugs, psychiatrist, Social Security Disability, therapist, therapy, Tourette's Syndrome, Tyler
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Tuesdays With Tyler: Halloween at Tyler’s House!
I say Tyler’s house, because he has been the main thrust of our Halloween decorations. I have collected plenty of decorations over the years but if there were no Tyler, neither Grant nor I would have been motivated to put … Continue reading
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Tagged arts and crafts, Beanie Babies, decorations, Emily, Halloween, Halloween decorations, holiday, Michaels, Target, Tuesdays With Tyler, Tyler
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Tuesdays With Tyler: Spookley the Square Pumpkin!
When Tyler was a month old, five years ago, Grant eagerly bought our son a couple of Halloween books. The only problem was they were for toddlers, at least. “We can’t read these to him!” I said, laughing. “Oh, I … Continue reading
The Meeting With the School
On Wednesday Grant and I met with a child study team after receiving a call on Friday that Tyler was being disruptive in school, had speech delays, and fine and motor skill delays. I first lamented the fact that I have … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety in children, bullied, bully, bullying, case manager, child psychologist, child study team, Emily, fine motor skill delays, fine motor skills, good parenting, Grant, gross motor skill delays, gross motor skills, guidance counselor, iPhone, MacBookAir, OCD, OCD in children, parents, preschool, special needs child, special needs children, speech delays, support staff teachers, Tourette's Syndrome, Tyler
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Tuesdays With Tyler: The Fall Festival!
One of the things I love about living where we do is that you can be in New York City one weekend and down on the farm the next. All of you people who make fun of New Jersey think about … Continue reading
The School Called
Yesterday afternoon I woke up from my nap about half an hour before Tyler gets home from school. Grant was just sitting on the couch. “You better sit down”, he said. I didn’t get my disability, someone has died, are … Continue reading
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Tagged child psychologist, Consumer Advocate, disabilities, disabled, education, Emily, fine motor skills, God, Grant, gross motor skills, kindergarten, OCD, poverty, school, special education, Tourette's Syndrome, Tyler
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Losing, Keeping and Making New Friends
Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. Prompt 5) This message has been floating around Facebook for a couple of weeks: “If someone wants to be a part of your life, they’ll make an effort to be in it. So don’t … Continue reading
