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Tag Archives: Tyler
You Are NOT The Only One
(As Invisible Illness Awareness Week continues, I am dedicating my posts to those with Chronic Invisible Illnesses, and to helping those who may know of someone with an Invisible Illness better understand them. It is an honor for me to … Continue reading
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Tagged blogger, blogging, But You Don't Look Sick, chronic, Chronic Babe, chronic illness, Chronically Ill, Dunkin' Donuts, Face Book, Google+, internet support groups, Invisible Illness, Invisible Illness Awareness Week, Lupus, M.S., Multiple Sclerosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Social Media, support groups, Tweeter, Twitter, Tyler
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For My Son on His 5th Birthday
Well, my darling, you have hit the “big 5!” Today after school we will take you to Toys r Us to pick something out and we are going to have a cake, a small celebration, just the three of us, … Continue reading
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Tagged "good girl", 5th birthday, Birthday, Cars 2, Cartoon Network. Batman, Disability, Emily, fear of dogs, Grant, Halloween, karate, Legos, Lizzie, Looney Tunes, Ninjago, OCD, Phineas and Ferb, Scotty, Spider-Man, The Mickey Mouse Club-House, The Smurfs, Tourette's Syndrome, Toys r Us, Tyler, Winnie the Pooh
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Tyler’s First, First Day
Monday night I could not sleep. It was nothing new really; when I wake up, whether to go to the bathroom or I hear a noise, I often awake in pain, and then I need to take something for the … Continue reading
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Tagged 5th birthday, anxiety, back pack, Birthday, bus, child, children, education, Eeyore, Emily, first day of kindergarten, first day of school, flood watch, Grant, Hurricane Irene, kids, kindergarten, New Jersey, OCD, school, school bus, Tourette's Syndrome, Tyler
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The Summer of Chronic
About ten minutes ago (around 7 a.m.) I got my first sense of “back to school” dread. Even though I was a good student, I was a girl who loved her summers. I was a tom boy; a tree climber, … Continue reading
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Tagged abilities, anxiety, autumn, back to school, back to school blues, back to school time, chronic, chronic disease, chronic illness, Connecticut, daycare, Depression, diagnosis, Disability, disease, Get Smart, Gidget, Grant, Harriet the Spy, Judy Blume, karate, kindergarten, Labor Day, library, Lupus, New Jersey, New York, OCD, Paul Zindel, pre-school, preschool, sensory issues, Sensory Perception Disorder, Social Security Administration, summer, summer camp, The Cars 2, The Smurfs, Tyler, Winnie the Pooh, winter
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Tuesdays With Tyler: You’re in the Army Now
(On my husbands laptop, again. You know, the one where his possessive/quote key doesnt work? Sigh. I am hoping this is no big deal but it seems that MY computer will not take a charge. I am trying not to … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety in children, bedtime, camp, daycare, elementary school, homeschool, homeschooling, kindergarten, kissing kids, McDonald's, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, only child, preschool, public school, public school education, Sensory Processing Disorder, Smurf, Stepford Wives, summer camp, teacher, Tourette's, Tourette's Syndrome, Tuesdays With Tyler, Tyler
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A “Mom Fail” Moment
Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. Prompt 1.) A mom fail moment. When my son was born, our cats were already considered senior citizens in the lifespan of the domesticated feline. My cats, Lizzie and Rosie, were nine-years-old and Grant’s cats, Scotty … Continue reading
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Tagged Blommer, Cats, Death, disabled mom, dying, Emily, Father, Freyja and cats and angels, God, Grandpa Joe, Grant, grief, Heaven, hypermobile, life-threatening illnesses, Lizzie, Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop, Mom Fail, mortality, pain, Rosie, Santa Claus, Scotty, Sick, Spanky, The Little Rascals, Tyler
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The ShutMyMouth Diet
That’s right. I am officially on a diet. If I write it here for God and all to see then I have to stick with it! When women have chronic illnesses, it often is very much out of our control … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, Ben & Jerry's, But You Don't Look Sick, cancer, Christine Miserandino, chronic illnesses, Depression, diet, dieting, endocrine system, endocrinologist, exercise, firing your doctor, Gestational Diabetes, heroin chic, insomnia, Lupus, med, medications, metabolism, Oreo, Oreo cookies, Osteoporosis, pain, post-partum, pre-pregnancy, pre-pregnancy weight, pregnancy, pregnant, psychiatrist, Rubenesque, The Spoon Lady, therapist, Tyler, weight, weight gain, weight loss
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My Most Recent Awkward Moment
Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. 3). An awkward moment. My husband and I call our awkward moments “Larry David Moments”. Larry David is the billionaire who along with Jerry Seinfeld created Seinfeld (“George” was modeled after him). He also created and … Continue reading
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Tagged Agnostic, anti-semetic, Christians, Conservative Judaism, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Emily, Geoger, Grant, HBO, Jerry Seinfeld, Jew, Jewish, Jewish ethnic background, Jewish holidays, Jewish jokes, Judaism, Larry David, Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop, Romeo and Juliet, Seinfeld, Solomon Schechter Day School, Tyler
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My Name is Emily and I Have a Depressed Son
I have known this for a while, but how much can you write…right? I will not talk about how Tyler has described his depression to me to a ‘T’ without saying “depression”. Let’s just say he told me that he … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood depression, clinical depression, counseling, Curious George, Depression, Disney, Disney channel, Disney Junior, Emily, Grant, Mickey, Mouse, situational depression, The Happiest Place on Earth, The Hot Dog Dance, The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, therapy, Toodles, Tyler
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Tuesdays With Tyler! Wheel…Of…Fortune!
Having very little money, our family has been quite active this summer in our wonderful library’s programs. Our library’s activities are so sought after, that people are constantly checking your ID to make sure you live in our town, it … Continue reading
