- The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise. -Alden Nowlan, poet, novelist, and playwright (1933-1983)
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Author Archives: Michelle O'Neil
Mother’s Day Ideas
~ Click on the photo to go to the website, or find her under “Inspiring Jewelry” on my blog roll. Mother’s Day. Spring. Love. Travel. Music. Something for everyone. She’s got it all. ~ Zoey March Jewelry. ~ Get some for … Continue reading
Riley + Alvin (TLA)
Riley has a mad crush, but I’m not so sure about this guy. He seems a bit cocky, and might be a lot of trouble. We have not seen her this excited since the Rolie Polie Olie obsession of 2002. It’s weird, because she … Continue reading
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A Better Day
No phenols in 24 hours and an extra long soak in epsom salts and Riley is a new person today. Happy. Playing. So engaged, dancing to Alvin & the Chipmonks in her room. Not one tear. Not one scream today. Trying not … Continue reading
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It Might Be the Juice
1:48 AM and I’m up because I need a fucking cup of tea. It’s a crutch in times of stress. Not the tea, the swearing. Wiped out, I went to bed at 10:00PM and tried to sleep. It didn’t take, because my … Continue reading
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Romance, anyone?
Angelo Zuccolo was born into a family of actors, poets, sculptors, painters and singers. Within this context, the enchantment and romance of a world filled with sensory, sensuous and sensual poetry were present from sunrise to sunset. His insights into the flavor … Continue reading
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Auradorable
We went to a new age expo over the weekend. The kids saw a little picture taking/aura reading booth and wanted to have theirs read. I post these not because I take great stock in aura reading, (especially from a picture booth). I … Continue reading
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Sadness came by yesterday. After barricading the door a while, I let her in.
Just because someone doesn’t do something I would like them to do, does not make them wrong. Just because I feel sad, does not make them wrong. When I make them wrong I merely feel worse, because I get kicked out of alignment. That’s all pain is. … Continue reading
Kids Do Well When They Can
One of the best books on dealing with challenging kids I’ve ever read was Dr. Ross Green’s The Explosive Child. It changed so much for us. Dr. Green has a radio talk show on Tuesdays and takes questions on how to help … Continue reading
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Richard Franklin Morse
One evening on the Caribbean cruise, I met Richard. He’s a singer. It was just before the karaoke show, (which I never would have participated in but enjoyed watching) and we discussed my public singing phobia. He used to have it too, and … Continue reading
For those of you who think HT is soooo wonderful…
He’s recently kicked me, and punched me in the head. The other night, he got in late, and I was already blissfully asleep. I roused a little when I felt him get into bed, and began to scoot backward toward him … Continue reading
“Oh Let Me Live in a Wholly Holy Way”
Last week was the first day in a new session of clay class after spring break. Riley had a hard time again. The start of anything new is a trigger for her. The clay was wet, and it stuck to her rolling pin. … Continue reading
Easy Bake (No More Ache) Mom
Achy? Tired? Feeling old? Find out what helped Easy Bake Mom here.
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God Doesn’t Give You More Than You Can Handle
Parents of kids with special needs get this line all the time. I personally don’t think God is some wise old dude in the sky, doling out disabilities based on parental strength. Often it seems people use this quote because they don’t know what to say … Continue reading
Elementals Living
Recently, I spent an evening in Peurto Rico with two love birds. Betsy is mom to three children, one of whom is a teenage boy with autism. Her husband John is a physician who uses holistic biomedical therapies to help kids on the spectrum obtain optimum … Continue reading
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A Very Good Day at the Playground
If you’ve followed this blog for a while you know about our challenges with playgrounds. They fall under the category of things that are supposed to be fun for kids, but aren’t fun for Riley. Once in a while though, for … Continue reading
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Everyone is Healthy and Bowls Sing
After many days of the kids passing a tummy bug back and forth, today was the first time everyone was feeling well at the same time. Being stuck inside the house with sick kids takes its toll on me. I do my best to take little breaks … Continue reading
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Autism & Alleluias
As you can discern from the title, religion is woven throughout Kathleen Deyer Bolduc’s Autism & Alleluias. Despite attending Unity churches for several years, I consider myself one of those now cliched “spiritual but not religious” people so I wasn’t sure … Continue reading
Our Easter
So what do you do after you were just bamboozled into your first solo and you want to push it far, far from your mind? You take the kids to the zoo. How about HT’s new fully shaved head? He finally went … Continue reading
Fear of Singing
We woke up. The kids found their Easter Baskets, and hunted for eggs. Riley and I were to be at the church by 9:00 to rehearse for the 11:00 service. At about 8:30 she started complaining her stomach hurt. She … Continue reading
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Happy Easter!
At church tomorrow, the adult and children’s choirs are combining, and Riley has volunteered to do a solo! She just flat out claimed it. No one asked her. She wanted it. She’s never done anything like this before. I am in awe. … Continue reading