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A Super Quick Update

It's been a pretty amazing day for those of us living in the The Autism Dad household today. The boys did well at school and I feel like I accomplished a good bit before I writing this, ready to call it a night. I just took a melatonin, so I'm gonna make this quick and painless. I should be getting the car back in the morning and hopefully, that will be the last time it's in the bodyshop. The boys and I are going to be moving our movie night from Friday to Wednesday because they will be at their mom's for the whole weekend. I'm really excited for them and for me. I'm looking forward to this weekend. Anyway, I will be finishing this Friday's episode a bit early…

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March 30, 2021

My thoughts

I’m so excited about this week

I had a pretty good weekend and I feel relatively accomplished. The boys and I did some yardwork and will be planting flowers this week, weather permitting. We also began our descent into spring cleaning. We got a good bit done already and we're going to spend some time every single day continuing the progress. The boys head back to school in the morning. I still don't think it makes sense to do things this way but I don't make the rules. The boys are going to be at their moms all weekend and I'm so excited for them. It's been forever since they've been able to go over so I think it will do them a world of good. I feel like life is just coming together for us.…

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March 28, 2021

My thoughts

My boys and I deserve to be happy

So I've come to a decision pertaining to our house and I feel pretty good about it. First of all, do we need to move? Yes! Would it be nice to move right now? Yes! Is right now the best time to move? Probably not. There are so many changes going on in my life right now that making this kind of major move is probably ill advised. That being said, I do have a plan and if something does pop up that is a good fit, I'll definitely be looking into it. The current plan is to give the house a minor facelift. My Dad called this morning to let me know that he's excited to get the process rolling. The current delay is simply related to COVID. My…

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March 27, 2021

My thoughts

Keep moving forward

Just a quick update to share with the class. Actually, a couple of updates to be more specific. But who's counting right? For starters, I just wanted to point out that if you read any posts on this site that strike you as odd, off topic, or just a little weird, you're probably not wrong. Part of monetizing this site means sponsored content. I'm not super picky about said content as long as it's family friendly. Just so we're on the same page I haven't lost my mind and neither have you. These things can be a little annoying, even for me but they pay the bills and keep the server online. So that's that. Okay, I also wanted to let you know that my recording equipment has returned and…

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March 26, 2021

My thoughts

New Beginnings

I've been working on this post for a few days and just couldn't get it right. My life has changed in so many ways over the last two years. The kids and I have been through a lot but that's not really a secret. Recently, we've begun to emerge from our hybernation of sorts and re-enter the world. It's kinda exciting. There are a few things that remain challenging but there are also a few things that stand to be life altering, in a very positive way. Work seems to be going pretty well. Mightier has finally finished with it's soft relaunch and they've made some really cool changes. You should definitely check Mightier out because it's an amazing tool for helping kids learn to manage their emotions. I'm excited…

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March 24, 2021

My thoughts

I’m nearing the bright light at the end of this very dark tunnel

So the kids are on Spring Break and the timing sorta baffles me a little bit. They're getting this week off but will return for the week before Easter and I feel like it would have made more sense to go this week and have the week of Easter off, but whatever. There aren't that many plans for this week and I'm okay with that. The boys have a video appointment with Akron Children's and I do have to drop the car off at the body shop again. Hopefully, this will be the last trip unless I need new repairs done. One of the things I plan on doing this week is Spring cleaning. We definitely need to do that because COVID lockdown has taken it's toll on the house…

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March 21, 2021

My thoughts

It’s been a little while, we should catch up

It's been a really great week. I've been doing really well and while there have been some hiccups, the good far outweighs the bad. The biggest issue I've had to deal with was my Rodecaster Pro failing after a really important interview. It's getting replaced but it's causing delays. I had to reschedule a big interview with the Cleveland Clinic. It was supposed to release as we enter into autism awareness month but it's now going to be delayed by at least a week. I've also made another decision and it was a difficult one to make, but I think it's for the best. I'm spread kinda thin and I don't think that's any big secret. Between the blog and the podcast, it can get overwhelming at times. I'm making…

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March 21, 2021

Just a few reasons why blogging is a amazing

It's been about 12 years since I began my blogging journey and I've come such a long way over the last decade. For those who don't know, I got started by accident. When Gavin was very young, I found myself struggling to emotionally cope with all the challenges I was facing in regards to things like behaviors. I was new to being a parent and even newer to autism. It was suggested that I start writing in a journal because it could be therapeutic for me. Since I wasn't into writing like that, I ended up starting a blog. I was very naive to the ways of the internet back then and I didn't understand how things worked. I had assumed that my blog was private, so I was very…

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March 19, 2021