Back by popular demand is my Not Me! Monday post where I spill the beans on the embarrassing things I have not been doing all week. It’s a type of confessional where we folks can freely laugh at ourselves and at each other! I used to join up with MckMama and lots of other bloggers in Not [...]
Archive for January, 2011
24 Jan
Not Me! Monday
Back by popular demand is my Not Me! Monday post where I spill the beans on the embarrassing things I have notbeen doing all week. It’s a type of confessional where we folks can freely laugh at ourselves and at each other! I used to join up with MckMama and lots of other bloggers in Not Me! [...]
21 Jan
A Bad Boy
Someone told my son that he’s a bad boy. He has never heard those words from me. I have very carefully chosen my words with him and have purposely protected him from hearing himself referred to as “a bad boy” because he is not a bad boy. Zach makes bad choices. (Don’t we all?) Zach [...]
19 Jan
International Day of Acceptance
Tomorrow, Jan 20th, is the International Day of Acceptance. International Day of Acceptance is sponsored by an organization called 3E Love. The mission of 3E Love is “to create and market products and services that embrace living life no matter the obstacles, and by doing so, educate society and empower those with disabilities to love [...]
16 Jan
Then and Now
******* November 2001, I went to the pediatrician’s office. “Doctor, my baby boy is really stiff. And even though he’s 6 months old, he doesn’t move very much at all. I think something’s wrong.” After a quick exam, the doctor had an answer. ”Well, ma’am, your baby has cerebral palsy.” “What? But . . . [...]
11 Jan
IEP Meetings — Another round
In Texas they’re called ARDs. Everywhere else they’re called IEP Meetings. They are the meetings about a special education student that lays out the plan for the next 12 months. These meetings occur at least annually; if you’re lucky (said with much sarcasm), then they occur more often. Sitting around the table at most IEP [...]
10 Jan
Not Me! Monday
Back by popular demand is my Not Me! Monday post where I spill the beans on the embarrassing things I have not been doing all week. It’s a type of confessional where we folks can freely laugh at ourselves and at each other! I used to join up with MckMama and lots of other bloggers in Not [...]
7 Jan
Jay Bird
I have a child who has an aversion to clothes. I’m guessing I don’t have to tell you which child it is. :) For the most part, on school days or church days he gets dressed just fine in the morning (I mean, unless having to be told to do so 307 times is not [...]
5 Jan
Chloe’s Updates
How about a quick nutshell version of a Chloe update? You game? Oh, good. I was hoping you would be. :) We are still waiting to receive Chloe’s special needs car seat. Medicaid has finally approved payment, and the doctor finally sent in the prescription, and someone finally drafted the letter of medical necessity. The [...]
4 Jan
Judgement and Isolation
People who don’t understand us . . . see a bad kid. They think they see a discipline problem and bad choices. They think they see bad parenting. They think they see overly permissive parents. Other times they think they see overbearing and strict parents. They don’t understand us. What they don’t see is that [...]
