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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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First, you get really excited and sit down to write the next best selling novel. You get completely into it.  To the point where it actually feels easy. See my mad typing skills?  I’m fast.  What?  Allow me my foolish pride in one of the few things I’m actually good at, okay? You skip showering […]

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Remember when I showed you my pantry and you were totally horrified?  Well, today, I have eight huge bags and several boxes set out on my porch for a local special needs children’s foundation.  They’re filled with awesome goodies – stuffed animals, toys, clothes, and even a few appliances and electronics.  Because Tucker is such […]

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Each day, Tucker’s teacher sends home a written report about how he did in school.  It includes notes about new words, achievements, how much he ate and overall observations from the day.  On Friday, she wrote that Tucker was really excited to spend time with some of the older, more typical* kids but that when […]

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One of the most embarrassing things I ever did was…” Sadly, I really had to think about this because the amount of times I’ve managed to embarrass myself is, well, many. I wondered about sharing the time in seventh grade when I held in a fart for so long that I’d forgotten about it and […]

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