I was wondering if anyone else out there gets resentful? I don't necessarily mean anything about our kids.  Perhaps frustrated is a better word to use.  I find myself frustrated and even a bit resentful because while my family is struggling to survive, it seems like life just goes on, all around us.  I'm the oldest of 6 kids and everyone lives within 30 minutes of each other, some just a few minutes down the road. You know what, I never hear from any of them. No one seems to have a clue how bad things are going for us. I mean, it's not like I keep it a friggin  secret. Jesus Christ, I have almost 1,000,000 hits every single month. Do you know how many of them are from…

Elliott and Emmett got into another fight this morning. Elliott got shoved and was coming downstairs to get help.  Emmett was afraid and was doing everything he could to stop Elliott from telling me what happened, including putting his hands around Elliott's throat.  When Elliott got downstairs, Emmett ran down the steps, completely freaking out and punching himself in the face.  I know kids will be kids but this doesn't feel right to me and I'm concerned.  Elliott’s fine but Emmett bent his glasses by hitting himself in the face and that scares me.  I don't know how to pull everyone out of this and into a better place. Everyone is beyond stressed out and life doesn't seem to want to cut us any slack or take a break from…

I just wanted to wish you all a Happy Easter.  I hope I don't offend anyone by doing so.  To me, Easter is about a fresh start and doesn't have to necessarily have a religious undertone. Spring is here and the world is coming back to life.  There's a fresh sense of hope for the future. I wish you all the very best.  You deserve the very best.  :-) Have peaceful Sunday and enjoy the time with your families and friends.  :-) This site is managed via WordPress for Android, courtesy of the @SamsungMobileUS Galaxy Note 2 by @Tmobile. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Check out my #Autism Awareness Store to find really cool and unique #Autism Awareness Clothing and Accessories, designed by me. ;-) For…

Unfortunately, as if we didn't have enough to worry about already, there have been a string of attempted break-ins over the past 4 weeks. Server also of my neighbors have been targeted already. Apparently, the would be thieves are casing the houses in my neighborhood prior to their attempts. This evening, I think we may have been cased. A woman showed up at our front door, with some bullshit story about looking for someone that just moved in. It was clear that she was either an idiot or she was lying to me because her story was just completely out there and made no sense. I'm giving her the benefit of the doubt and will assume that she was lying to me. The goal of someone casing out a house…

Elliott and Emmett love each other very much, they just don't always get along.  They can fight over just about anything. There are times that it truly drives me nuts. Today however, not only did they get along, they even worked as a team. They were playing Marble Blast on the XBOX and worked as a team to get past some tricky levels.  No one was fighting and no one was screaming.  This was a great way to ring in the Easter Holiday.  :-) This site is managed via WordPress for Android, courtesy of the @SamsungMobileUS Galaxy Note 2 by @Tmobile. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Check out my #Autism Awareness Store to find really cool and unique #Autism Awareness Clothing and Accessories, designed by me.…

Lizze and I just survived a trip to the store, where we were searching for new shoes for the  boys.  OMG talk about a nightmare.  Elliott was actually pretty easy but Emmett was another story all together. He had to have velcro shoes that light up and wouldn't look at anything else. We had a few mini-meltdowns before finally deciding that he didn't like his options and that we should go to a different store.  The store was really busy and as we were next in line to pay for Elliott's shoes, Emmett decided he just had to have the shoes that he just had a meltdown because he didn't want them. People wonder why I have no hair and my beard is grey. I had to run all the…

Update: I keep getting requests to share this list. Everything I write is meant to be shared. All ask is that you provide proper credit. I would be honored for anyone to share my work. Thank you. :-) ------//// I'm a fan of lists.  I think that lists can make things much easier to understand and remember.  My latest list is another in my 10 Things series.  My original 10 Things list, 10 Things My Autistic Kids Wished You Knew, has garnered thousands and thousands of Likes. My hope is that these lists continue to aide in the spread of Autism Awareness.  I also hope that my lists succeed in making Autism Awareness more accessible to the general public. While this list is far from a complete guide to understanding…