Personal Privilege-Gratitude
For nearly 3 years I have blogged about my life as a parent with a child on the spectrum. Sometimes I provide education, sometimes I vent and most of the time I just share my present experience. It...
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Thoughts on advocacy, law, family, and the work that matters.
Time for a Break!
So – I try to blog weekly but I am not always successful. Sometimes life is “LIFING” and it is best to listen to my body. When you are caring for someone with Autism Spectrum Disorder it is i...
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Rare joy
Our girls – now grown young adults are 7 years apart. They have essentially lived as siblings and as only children. They love and “like-not-like” each other at times and then other times “DEF...
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Progress!
I remember a time when I could not enjoy the theater. It was very difficult for our family because we love the theater. We love dressing up We love getting there early We love the entire experience...
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That’s What Friends Are For
We lost one of our sister moms, Joyce Roberts this week. It was unexpected and beyond difficult. Joyce lived with Alzheimer’s- a truly challenging diagnosis that cuts those around persons afflicted...
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Happiness
Happiness is spending time with those you love. I took my diva mom with me to an art event last week. If you ever have the opportunity to meet my mother you know she is the “Bell” of the “Ball”. Sh...
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Thank you Ms. P
This is our daughter’s official last year in the nutcracker. It has been a beautiful space and a wonderful holiday tradition for many years. I remember when we first came to the steps of the Academ...
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Happy Thanksgiving-Again!
So for many many years I spent Thanksgiving in Virginia. I was taking care of my dear aunt who handled M.S. better than anyone I know. In any event when she passed I did not know what to do. Our en...
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You gotta have FRIENDS!
I have known these two women for a really long time! In fact we all met in 2000, August to be specific- when we launched our legal careers. Stetson University College of Law was a dynamic place for...
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Friendship is fool for the soul!
Friendship is FUEL for the soul. I have said this so many times but the saying remains true- Friendship is FUEL for the soul! This week and we celebrated new beginnings with a dear friend of 30+ ye...
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