Another Door Closed

“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds” You may recognize these words from the unofficial creed of the postal service. Yet when contemplating the struggles we face as...

Now You See It, Now You Don't

The last post I wrote was describing all the hassle I was going through to get insurance funding figured out for Samuel’s therapies. This was prompted by a few months worth of progressively worse behavior – meltdowns, tantrums, etc. It wasn’t that...

Never Fear, MOM Is Here!

Some things in life are easy. Most are not. Trying to get help over the phone is one of those things that is definitely NOT easy.Let me back up. About a month before school began, we began to experience more tantrums with Samuel. At first, we thought summer was...
Am I My Brother's Keeper?

Am I My Brother's Keeper?

I’ve felt for several years that my oldest son, Benjamin, had to grow up too fast. And he’s only 7 1/2 years old (at the time of this post). It started right after he was born. I’d always heard about post-partum depression, and was warned by my...

Homework Woes

School started two weeks ago, and this is our first week with regular homework. Last year, Sam’s kindergarten homework consisted of reading every night and writing the name of the book he read, one sentence that told about the book, and a smiley or frowney face...

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