School starts tomorrow for my kids. On a Wednesday. At first I was convinced that the theatre camp Molly attended in the summer was backfiring in a big way and had made my truthful tween into a … [Read more...]
Today, Autism is Winning
I’m finding Maggie’s behaviours difficult to manage today. Well, every day, but some days I am better at living in denial than others. But today, autism is winning. Today the urge to fish out my … [Read more...]
Do You Want to Build a Castle?
It’s that time of year again when I am swirled in conflicted feelings of anticipation vs dread, joy vs overwhelm, eating indulgently vs OMG stop eating because the spandex on my bathing suit is … [Read more...]
Do You Want to Build a Snow Day?
We’ve gotten off easy this winter in Ontario. Well, Southern Ontario anyway…Ottawa isn’t feeling too lucky with the 51cm dumping that they got last week (that’s roughly eight thousand feet for my … [Read more...]
Autism and Special Talents
There is a misconception about autism that every person with this diagnosis has some kind of super-talent along the lines of the toothpick counting in Rainman. I have had a few people ask me what … [Read more...]
Autism and Lies
One of the good things about autism is that many people with autism are unable to lie…or so the literature says. Maggie lies to me every damn time I ask her if she made the mess or ate my cookie. She … [Read more...]
Being a Special Sibling
Having a brother or sister with a disability forces you grow up faster in some ways. It can trigger anxiety and resentment, or fierce loyalty, empathy and acceptance. Sometimes, all of those. As a … [Read more...]
April Foolishness
Maggie has been up to no good lately. While she is always a handful...stealing food, making messes and climbing on the furniture...her adventures have had more of an impish quality to them than usual. … [Read more...]
When the Twins Were Born #SoMuchMore
Today's post has a video that touches on premature babies and loss, so please skip this one if it's a difficult subject for you. We were really lucky that our twins stayed baking until a day short of … [Read more...]
Honey and Our Health #HonibeBuzz
I grew up knowing that honey is good for me. My dad's favourite cure for a sore throat or cough is a couple of big spoons full of honey straight-up. It's what I put in tea in place of sugar when I … [Read more...]
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