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Or, more appropriately, where have I been? I’ve been writing. And writing and writing. But my focus has shifted to revenue-generating work. After 11 years of being “just a mom,” I can’t tell you how good it feels. So I…
Today is supposed to be a writing day. Since I don’t have any paying assignments at the moment, I’m working on my ebook about writing for the corporate world. Or at least I should be. But my heart hurts this…
Being the sibling of a special needs child must be like “middle child syndrome” multiplied exponentially. You’re expected to be the mature one even if you’re the youngest. You’re seen as “doing fine” because, let’s face it, your biggest problem…
I try to be open and honest on here without resorting to whining, but today I’m feeling kind of whiny. Monday, The Challenging One called me from school wanting me to pick him up because his head, tummy and throat…
Last week, I overheard a conversation that still bothers me. The mom of another oppositional child was complaining about people’s reaction to her son. In the interest of not being hypocritical, I can get pretty bent out of shape when…
Since school started this year, I’ve sometimes wondered why I haven’t gone back to work. The kids are in 2nd, 3rd and 5th grades now; I have 7 hours a day to myself. And even though that’s been true since…
The biggest blessing I’ve received from this blog is connecting with other parents who live my life. Parenting a child with mental/emotional/mood problems is extremely isolating. Your child can act like an unleashed demon and is completely impervious to normal…
I never envisioned being a stay-at-home mom once all my kids were in school. I don’t know why; my mom stayed home until I was 12, and I still remember how comforting it was to know she was there. Still…I…
I started this blog back in May for two reasons. One, it’s been over a decade since I wrote professionally, and I miss it. Two, we were going through an extremely tough time with The Challenging One, and writing about it helped…
I should have known better than to post about how calm life has been lately. Every time I look a gift horse in the mouth, another one bites me on the a**. Yesterday evening, I noted a small disturbance in…
I haven’t had much to write about lately. My husband keeps telling me that’s a good thing; it means life has been calm. And that made me think about how my parenting priorities have changed. When just getting through the…
I have jury duty this week. Lots of sit-and-wait time. Normally, I would relish the chance to read, but since I’m always uncomfortable in crowds (the sounds of gum-chewing can make me come apart at the seams….weird, I know), I…
As moms, we often find ourselves proud of the strangest things. Like our baby’s ability to get a spoon to his mouth with some food still on it. Or our toddler’s first poop in the potty. This is one of…
I knew it couldn’t last…that the miracle child we’ve been living with the past few weeks wouldn’t stay forever. That some internal shift or external stressor would give the kaleidoscope of his thoughts and emotions yet another twist. So why…
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