AFP: Getty Images When I see tragedy like the typhoon in the Philippines on the news, and hear about the damage tolls and lives lost, my first thought is about mothers. I always go to that place where I wonder what I would do in that situation, and realize quickly I cannot even let myself…
Veteran’s Day
When I think about Veteran’s my first thought is of having a sense of purpose, and of having a sense of protecting the people you care about. These brave men and women made a choice to forego their own safety and needs, to give to others and protect them. It must have given them a…
Savor Every Minute
Do I really have to savor every minute of this parenting thing? Because I don’t think I can truthfully. A lovely Sunday morning, where all I truly want is to watch Charles Osgood, drink coffee, fantasize about an orderly week full of possibilities. But that’s not what I get. I get a husband working…
The Things We Fear
The five top things I fear for my children are these: Being hurt in an accident, being hurt or assaulted by someone, being bullied, a terrible illness, getting lost. This is what I came up with about five minutes after waking up this morning. Why, I have no idea. Not the best way to wake…
What are you, like, trying to, like, say?
Something that has been annoying me for some time, and with increasing frequency, is the dialect of my fellow moms and the rampant over use of the word “Like.” The reason it annoys me, other than the rather obvious issue, is that it makes grown, intelligent women sound like 14-year-olds. Plus the fact that…
Beautiful Girls
This Halloween was a tough one for many of us parents, not even adding in the whole special needs factor to the fun and trick or treating. Getting costumes and carving pumpkins and planning parties and making sure we have enough candy for any potential rush of trick or treaters. Then it rained. And rained….
How a nightmare defines a day
The elusive nightmare. Where does it come from? How to predict it?Of course, we all know not to let our kids watch scary things before bed; common sense takes care of that one.But those darn nightmares seem to always pop up at the wrong time. Those nights when your kids blessedly went to sleep early…
Disability Awareness: Day Two
A wonderful start to day two, thanks to the smiling eager faces of the kindergartners. Starting in my own little girl’s class, and being able to see all of her friends and the dynamics of the room was great. For the kindergarten class we begin by reading a book by Todd Parr called “It’s OK…
disABILITY Awareness: Day One
I am going to sum up one of the most special weeks I have ever had as a parent, through a series of posts. Each day of disABILITY Awareness at our school was special and eye opening for me, and I want to share our program, as I think it is one of the best….
disABILITY Awareness Week
This week is a very special one to me, and a very important one for our school. Our elementary school hosts an entire week of Disability Awareness, which has a huge list of activities, speakers, and programming for children of each grade. We focus on both the physical disabilities, like cerebral palsy, hearing and vision…