- 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
Write Me a Poem
A poetry reading last night. My friend Amy’s husband presented. He read poems about torture, poems about racism, poems about his beautiful daughters and a very gorgeous viscerally romantic poem about his wife. When I got home, I took HT’s hand … Continue reading
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Change of Focus
I’d say I’m about halfway back to my usual self. Not bad for 24 hours. I’ve been spending hours every day researching the latest treatments for Seth’s PANDAS. I feel like I’m on borrowed time. I fear if we don’t … Continue reading
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feeling BAD
I’ve never killed anyone. I’ve never assaulted anyone. When I was a kid, I was a bit of a bully. Not anything long standing or physical, but I would scorn children I deemed weak. Once when I was teaching a … Continue reading
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Part of Me
I’m just going to come right out and admit it here amongst friends. I saw the Katy Perry movie on Friday, and I liked it. I never expected to. My little darling tween, asked if she could see the movie … Continue reading
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High Fructose Corn Syrup,Red #40, Yellow #5, Yellow #6 And Blue #1.
Camp is rolling along fine, and then it isn’t. We’ve been back on the Specific Carb Diet for a couple of months(working our butts off). The kids are eating like champs. Lunches are brought from home so no big deal. … Continue reading
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Five Wishes
HT and I watched the film Five Wishes recently. It is based on the book by Gay Hendricks and was featured in The Spiritual Cinema Circle in 2007. In Five Wishes, a man has a poignant conversation with a stranger … Continue reading
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Cindy
Today is my friend Cindy’s birthday, so I’ve got Cindy on the brain. She’s one of those friends you can go months without seeing and pick up right where you left off. She’s one of those friends who really enjoys … Continue reading
Just one of the many important things I’ve been doing while the kids are at camp
I’ve been fantacizing about cutting it all off and starting over. So I’m exploring different hair styles. Here’s something fun. Cosmopolitan’s virtual hairstyles. This is Mary J. Blige me. The hair of some other celebrity I don’t recognize… When it … Continue reading
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Golden Ticket
Four days into summer day-camp, Seth’s tics started up again. The vocal and the whole body clenching. Has he been exposed to strep? Is he just wiped out tired from all the fun in the heat? Riley said a little … Continue reading
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Hammock Weather
The weather today is perfect. If I were going to be all, “God…I’d like to order the perfect weather, and this is what I want,” it’d be today. Sunny. Breezy. 80 degrees. It’s the kind of weather that wouldn’t cause … Continue reading
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Burrowing
Yesterday, I bumped into a friend who suggested we get together for lunch while the kids are at camp. I adore this friend and would love to see her, but in my body it felt like she was asking to … Continue reading
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“…..hard, but not impossible.”
Getting ready for camp just now, Riley went into the bathroom to wash her face. The tube of face wash was really low. I’d just had a hard time getting any out when I washed my own face. I stepped … Continue reading
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The Call
Today is the first day of summer camp for the kids. I had an appointment for an educational evaluation for Riley, so Todd dropped them off. He said our girl bopped right in, introduced herself to new counselors, greeted ones … Continue reading
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Email from HT Yesterday
Him: Hey dog. How are you? I hope you are having a good morning. Me: I’m fine. We’re having a good day. BTW, It’s dawg, not dog. If you call me “dog,” it just means you think I’m not pretty. … Continue reading
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The Father of My Children
You, pressed up against my back, we’re spoons. You breathe in and out, and it’s easier to focus on your breath than my own. I use it to go into the gap. Napping in the afternoon on a Saturday. You … Continue reading
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What is Happening?
A little boy, one we don’t know, swam over to Riley as she was sitting on the edge of the pool, tentatively easing her way into the water. He was about ten. As he approached her he asked, with a … Continue reading
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Look at her go!
It’s been a big week for Riley. Over the weekend she had four girls sleep over. It went off without a hitch. Total success. Yesterday, our second day at the public pool this season, she took both feet off the … Continue reading
Helicopter Mom
It’s not that there is a shortage of things to write about. There are always a million things going on, only a teeny portion of which ends up here on the ole blog. Finding time has been the challenge. Doing … Continue reading
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Swim With a Stud-Muffin
Living from the Heart is offering an amazing dolphin retreat in Sept. This is Seth with Amizcle, (Uh-MEEZ-clay) the enormous 600 lb playful loving dolphin stud-muffin (he’s got like 18 kids). … Continue reading