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The Power of a Strong team…. And advocating quietly or loudly.
Wow. Hi guys. It’s been a long, long, time. The drowning has been real and present in my world. We’ve had so much going on.. from school crap and sleep regression, to Elle having some medical stuff and to her leveling up; the challenges have felt never ending. Side note- You all heard from me…
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When you’re a Mother…but also just a Woman….
Thank you all for bearing with me while I just ignored my blog for an entire month. I’ve been drowning. But, I feel like bringing a different kind of awareness to my blog this month is a big must do. I want to share a story about ME. This will be short, I won’t go…
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Will this look like acceptance or giving up?
This is going to be controversial and I’m almost afraid to go down this road but you know what? Why the fuck not. When does it become acceptance vs giving up? Feel free to to stumble through this with me…. As I’m trying to get my head above water while trying to navigate this little…
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To the School District- To Whom It Should Deeply Concern: There’s Just No Room for My Child.
“Thanks for taking the time to read this. I try hard to advocate for my daughter since she can’t. It’s my mission in life. I have some things to share with you. And by doing so, I hope it can create and spark a change. I’m feeling so sad that I’m considering home schooling my…
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And now it’s time to start school…. Is it vodka O’clock yet?!
Man…. School…. In Elle’s words- “Schools the worst”. This will be a small two part blog post. Part one- the anxiety and such with school beginning. Part two- me advocating hard to hope you all spread awareness to your kiddos who are in the school systems and around special needs kids 🤎 So, I’m kind…
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The Hospital Stay Survival Guide for Special Needs Moms…. How we got here, and how we handle it.
With Elle’s annual MRI and EEG stay looming, I thought this would be the perfect time and opportunity to touch on hospital crap. From what I’ve learned, what I pack, what I feel, and how I prepare my household for us to be gone, this post will cover it all… and give you a little…
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It really is a beautiful fucking life.
– “I Didn’t Teach Them This—They Just Knew” A tale of the two kids in my home who are siblings to a special needs sister. It’s my birthday. I’m wrapped up in such love right now in life. Totally letting myself feel all the feels while I’m driving. I then realized, I’m always feeling the…
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“ A Letter To The Therapist Who Forever Changed Our Lives”
“ You see, Our Girl was consumed by her Autism. She was lost in it. The screaming and crying and head banging…. The endless nights of no sleep. The constant diaper messes…. The hours and hours and hours of uncontrollable crying and thrashing on the floor. No words to communicate with. Therapies were failing. We…
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Grief and Gratitude, and living life in the grey….
Trigger Warning- this shit is heavy. Like so heavy, or just honest, I questioned even posting it. Maybe no one else thinks this way. It’s raw. It’s real. And I may be heavily judged by some humans but… Let Them. I’m sitting here, blowing up balloons with the kids, decorating for my husbands birthday, I…
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Grab that IEP by the balls….. Here’s what I did to take control of that shit… 👏🏼
I’m sorry I can’t even help myself… 🤣🤣 If you follow along, last week I wrote allll about the feels at school. Today is about IEP stuff… and things we do to make sure Elle can make it through a day of school being somewhat regulated throughout her day…. It’s late May….. schools out on…
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