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When I was younger, I engaged my coworkers.  I cared about what they said, I went to happy hour with them, and genuinely gave a shit and wanted to be friends both inside and outside of the workplace. Not so much anymore. Which meant that I missed a chance to bring Our Land closer to […]

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It’s celebration time!  I have no idea whether Tucker deciding that he hates me shampooing and rinsing his hair in the tub is a side effect of autism or developmental delays or is it simply a Tucker-quirk.  But it’s been sort of sucky lately and makes me feel like an asshole because I end up […]

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To the mom at kiss-n-ride drop off today, I understand that you’re in a hurry and that you have a routine for dropping off your kid in the right spot in the long line of cars we both wait in each morning.  I understand that we’re at an elementary school and that you’re proud of […]

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Having a child with special needs feels much the same as it does not to, and yet, well…different.  Having a child with special needs feels like you won the lottery times infinity times a gajillion because, as every mom knows, having a baby introduces a level of love that we’d never have imagined. Having a […]

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I need a time management class.  Or, better yet, a super-helpful fairy to put an extra couple of hours into each day.  The fairy would be a big help.  If you have one in your acquaintance, I’d really appreciate an introduction, people.  I’m not above bribes on this either.  Just saying. In life Before Tucker, […]

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