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Tag Archives: Tyler
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
Tuesdays With Tyler: The Trip to the Big City
On Friday we took Tyler in to New York City for the first time. If you want my take on it, you can go here. This post is about how the trip went for Tyler. We decided to go to … Continue reading
The Day After the Day After
No, I did not survive a nuclear explosion, I just feel like I did. I’m talking about when a chronically ill parent decides they are going to give it their all, usually to do something stupid if not impossibly beyond … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadway, Chronically Ill, chronically ill parent, dinosaurs, Disability, disabled, Emily, Grant, Greenwich Village, housebound, iPhone, Jewish New Year, New York, New York City, nodules, rheumatoid nodules, SoHo, The Museum of Natural History, Tyler, wheelchair
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Wondering About My Son’s Future
(I read Carry Yourself Back to Me by Deborah Reed as a member of the From Left to Write Book club. I was given a free copy of this book. This post was inspired by the book.) The thing I like … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, anxiety in children, Book club, bullying, bullying in the young child, Carry Yourself Back to Me, Deborah Reed, Emily, From Left to Write, From Left to Write Book Club, Grant, hyper-blinking, Myths About Tourette's Syndrome, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, Pediatric Neurologist, sleeping in bed with your child, ticing, tics, Tourette's, Tourette's symptoms, Tourette's Syndrome, Tyler
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Tuesdays With Tyler: Birthday With Pictures!
Tyler’s fifth birthday (and LAST birthday extravaganza!) was this Saturday and a good time was had by all. I was so scared that I would not get through it. The day before, my fever was 100 degrees before I stopped … Continue reading
