- 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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Category Archives: appreciation
100% Huggable
I am feeling moved to write about the Berard Auditory Integration Therapy Riley received when she was little. When I have those little winks to share something, I tend to think there is a reason. This little baby was debilitated by certain … Continue reading
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Rachel’s mother danced…
I’m officially blubbering my eyes out. And you can too! Click here, and watch this beautiful video about a little girl named Rachel who wanted to help people get clean drinking water. She died in a car accident, but her … Continue reading
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Chewy’s Revenge
Before Seth had Yippee, there was Chewy. Chewy is the Webkin stuffed Chihuahua he carried around and slept with and placed all his wishing-hoping-longing dreams of having a Chihuahua on for years. Chewy got seriously kicked to the curb (or … Continue reading
Posted in appreciation, chihuahuas, dogs, dogs and kids, Uncategorized
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Skinny Kitchen
One of the ways I like to make myself crazy is by fretting about my small kitchen. It’s one of my “if onlys.” If only my kitchen were bigger, all my problems would be solved and life would be perfect. … Continue reading
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MJ Cirque de Soleil
We bought tickets over a year ago, thinking they were for Seth’s 9th birthday. It turned out the show wasn’t for another year, and so Seth? This was for your 10th birthday which is coming up in a couple of … Continue reading
Posted in appreciation, law of attraction, Uncategorized
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50 Years
A big party was planned for Todd’s parents 50th anniversary. We were heading to NY state for the event on Saturday. About 80 people were coming. Thursday night, his mother wound up in the hospital with a viral infection, a … Continue reading
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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
Posted in appreciation, marriage, Uncategorized
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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
Posted in appreciation, PANDAS, Specific Carb Diet, Uncategorized
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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
Posted in appreciation, Asperger's, Uncategorized
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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
Posted in appreciation, Uncategorized, writing
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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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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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