Ya know what is cool? When a group of 13 year olds embrace your nonverbal son with autism as one of their own. No judgments, no condescending comments, no reservations or hesitation. He is just another kid with them. Often times we hear about the bullies and the kids making fun of others. Well, this [...]
I was a half hour early to my gym class Wednesday night. Nothing pisses me off more than being early. What a colossal waste of valuable time. AND, I left my wallet at home so I couldn't even leave and run an errand. See, I play a game every day called "Beat the Clock". I try [...]
Well, I’m three weeks into my new job. So far so good. I’m so happy with this new adventure. I’ve learned a few things already: My brain works! I simply can’t believe how much I’ve been able to stuff in there so far. My commute is worse than I thought. Some afternoons have been [...]
Over 11 years ago, I quit my full-time gig to go part-time. I was fortunate enough to work for two companies that allowed me to continue my career but still have a flexible, part-time schedule while I raised my kids. Baseball carpool at 3:30? No problem. Volunteer in the classroom? I've got it! Soccer team manager? Bring [...]
This summer was nuts. Kid 1 got pneumonia.IMG_6552 (video of her Darth Vader impression.) Kid 2 broke her nose at field hockey camp and got a concussion. Kid 3 had his first ever seizure. (that is him under the sheets) Husband even managed a trip to the ER with a painful kidney stone. Thankfully for me, I [...]
I got some titillating junk mail today. It's what I've always dreamed about AND its FREE! I kind of want to click on the link to see if I'm on the list.. Or maybe you guys are on it? (I always knew some of you were sluts - yes, you know who you are...) Did they get this [...]
In honor of Throwback Thursday I have a confession. My name is Kristen and I’m a rollerblader. That’s right, a rollerblader. Like the 90’s fad when Kid N’ Play was just reaching the top of the charts and we all wore banana clips and scrunchies and listened to our Sony disc man. A damn proud [...]
O.K., I know the world is addicted to their hand-held devices and I am just as guilty as the next person when it comes to checking my phone too often but what I witnessed this morning is over the top, not to mention annoying as shit. I’m in spin class getting into my groove and [...]
By now, you know the US women won the World Cup (unless you live without social media in which case you wouldn’t be reading this!) There are so many writing prompts that can come out of a series like this. Girl power, sports, coming back from behind, etc. For me as an avid soccer mom [...]
Years after my sons autism diagnosis I would find myself saying "oh, he will never be able to do that. " " He won't be able to ride a 2 wheel bike or go to his neighborhood school. He won't ever be potty trained or learn beyond a preschool level." Naively, I thought that his [...]
