Category Archives: Special Needs “Mommy, I need you.” I walk to the couch, lean down, place my hand on his cheek, and kiss my son’s head. His hair smells like the playground – dirt and mulch and little-boy sweat that isn’t yet drenched in testosterone. Stinky, but in an innocent way. A little-boy way. “What’s up, baby?” I said. […]  “Hey buddy, this’ll be a fun homework assignment,” I said. “You get to write a story!” “That’s not really fun,” he said. “I like Minecraft.” “Well, what if you write a story about Minecraft then?” “No thanks,” he said. “But you have to do your homework,” I said, trying to sound cheerful while wondering what’s […]  I look at moments that changed my future and I wish I’d known that everything will be fine. “Something’s wrong,” she whispered. It was 2am. I pulled my pillow closer to my ear; adjusted another over my eyes – but not my nose – because a pillow nest needs to be just so. I drifted, soclose […]  As we sat around the dinner table tonight, I paused and looked at my little boy, who is – in his mind, a big boy – but remains little in mine because being six can’t yet be big. I also see that he’s no longer little-little. As I watched him open the straw for his […] Ok I love Ellen. She’s amazing, she’s fabulous and here’s a video of her having a teen with autism on her show. Sharing without writing because well, this is amazing. Ellen is awesome.  Recently, we said our final goodbyes to Lightning the Hamster. As we wrapped his too-still, too-light body in tissue and ziplock bags, I remembered my own childhood and how I once loved a pet rat named Pip Squeak. Today, Lightning waits in the freezer for warmer ground and a proper background pet funeral with a […] |
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