A Life of Managed Chaos
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I don’t know if you had the chance to watch Parenthood Tuesday night. If you haven’t you should search the net for the series premier. I had tears in my eyes as the initial diagnosis of Aspergers comes out. The absolute fear of the unknown. The absolute fear and devastation of parents finding the paved [...]
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I did not feed my youngest two cheese balls, oatmeal and milk for lunch one day. I did not get understandably tired of telling Ben not to eat snow that’s been lying on the ground for the last week and a half. I did not succumb to the third child lax and decide that if [...]
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“Alex is a kindergarten student at The Elementary School with a diagnosis of cerebral palsy. Alex’s parents reported that Alex is verbal, with about 60-70% intelligibility. Organizing his communication is still a struggle for him. Alex can get overwhelmed or over stimulated easily. In the classroom, Miss A described Alex as being easily distracted by [...]
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(Photo By: G-Na) There are many times I feel impassioned about Alex’s special needs. Many times I feel a ferocious roar in my throat, feel the hardening of my limbs as they unwillingly move into an unbending stance, preparing to pounce at any wrong word, any misspoken tone, any gesture clearly not thought out. Even [...]
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Determination, Observation, Happiness, Compassion, Kindness Determination in all he does shines through, If you watch it will be clear to you, That although some obstacles he works to overcome With a little of your help, this can be done. He loves to point out what you might miss; A plane, a goose, a butterfly’s kiss. [...]
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“That’s him penis”. (Yes, we’ve had the “that’s his penis” discussion …already). “OH SHIT! Oh Shit. Oh Shit. Oh Shit.” “Mommy, you going pee-pee? Yes? (nods head). Ok. I wipe you when your done”. (smiles) “I don’t want Daddy to go to that work anymore. I like the babies I have”. “Mommy, you body stinky.“ [...]
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BUT…. ”So much of our lives is out of our control. We can only control our response to what happens. And who isn’t going to have complaints and concerns and questions about a life that is full of pain and struggle when that pain and struggle is beyond your control? There are some situations that [...]
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Someone once formed the words and asked the question: “Well, you aren’t complaining about everything, right? Because you made your choices. You chose to have three children and live your life, so it’s not like you didn’t know what you were getting into, right?” My reaction, “Well of course not. We made our choices, we [...]
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This was written for Barbara and the TherExtras‘ Blog Carnival. To see more blogs answering the question, “How have you arranged your home to enhance your child’s development?” click here. If you’re here as part of the Carnival….WELCOME! Looking around the house, it’s hard to imagine how we would live if things were different. Would [...]
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