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A significant increase in security at my kids school today

The boys did awesome this morning. They got ready for school and out the door with very little effort, at least compared to what it's been like recently. I took them to school and when I dropped them off, I noticed a major change at the door. Every child is scanned for metal objects prior to entering. This is totally new and I was sorta taken a back by this at first but then I was forced to remember the reasons behind this. I'm angry that something like this is necessary but I'm grateful that the proper precautions are being taken in order to help insure the safety and we'll being of our kids. So far, there have been several changes within the school to address possible safety concerns. I…

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February 26, 2018

Childhood Disintegrative Disorder is stealing our son from us

This post was started on Friday and has taken me this long to finish. It's been a long weekend and I apologize for my absence. I was largely absent here today because I'm struggling a bit right now. I'm having a hard time coping with certain things at the moment, Gavin being one of those things. I'll be the first to admit how terrible that sounds. I can assure you, it feels worse for me to say that. Gavin is driving me crazy and it's taking a toll. As time moves forward and his overall condition worsens, it becomes harder and harder for him to think. He has a much more difficult time trying to think his way through even the most one dimensional situations. These are things like figuring…

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February 26, 2018

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Helping Children With Normal Fears & Worries

If this blog has taught you anything, it’s hopefully that any parental challenge and struggle can be overcome with careful, patient, loving and consistent effort for your children. It is possible to intimately know your child and developing a blossoming and loving relationship with them no matter what.

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February 25, 2018

Emmett John / Gallery / My thoughts

How my son with #Autism blew me away tonight

We had a really nice evening. Truth be told, it was actually extremely stressful for me but that doesn't mean there weren't some awesome memories made. I'm just going to skip to the end of the day because that's where the true magic happened. I took Lizze and the boys out to dinner. We don't do that very often for a number of reasons but we went to IHOP for dinner because everyone loves it there. ☺ Everyone ordered what they wanted and had a great time. The truly amazing part comes into play with Mr. Emmett. Emmett is historically very difficult to feed. He so many sensory issues and it makes him incredibly sensitive to things like food. Anyway, it's a struggle on the best of days and a…

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February 24, 2018

My thoughts

I’m doing my best to survive

The boys got off to school on a good foot. They were cooperative-ish and made it to school on time. Unfortunately, my back is out. When I say out, I mean it's the worst it's been in many years. It's the kind of pain that makes it hard to breathe. I'm looking for things I can do to help myself become a bit more resilient and someone recommended I check out https://www.fixbodygroup.com/palm-desert-ca/medicare/chiropractor/. Thankfully, Lizze was more than willing to take the boys to school for me and that saved me a great deal of grief. I'm going to try and rest today because there isn't anything going on. The best thing for me to do is bounce between resting and walking. Walking is the only thing that's ever worked for…

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February 23, 2018

My thoughts

I’m so angry and I need to vent

I'm really frustrated tonight and much as I try to not succumb to the negative feelings, I'm unable to at this point. I put so much time, energy, heart and soul into this blog. While I'm able to help support my family through ads and sponsored posts, the main purpose has always been to help others. Writing is therapeutic for me and without it, I don't even know where I'd be. Unfortunately, it appears that someone from my family's past has resurfaced recently. I know that because we received a lovely message on Facebook, that I can't help but take as a threat. I was the main target but Lizze and I were both mentioned. The message arrived on Gavin's eighteenth birthday and if you have been around from the…

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February 23, 2018

Elliott / Meltdowns / My thoughts

We had a massive, massive meltdown

It's not been a good morning so far. To start things off on the wrong foot, I stepped funny coming down the stairs and jarred my back. You may recall that I suffered a major back injury many years ago. Most of the time I'm okay and I've adapted to the pain however, it doesn't take much to aggravate it again. I totally succeeded in doing that this morning. I'm in so much pain right now, I feel like I'm going to puke. Once I lay down for a little while, this will hopefully start to improve. To make matters that much more stressful, Elliott had a massive, massive meltdown this morning. He's really struggling emotionally and today was in regards to not wanting to take his morning meds. He…

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February 22, 2018

My thoughts

If lawmakers won’t make the changes, it’s time to change the lawmakers #GunReformNow

I'm sitting in the car, waiting for the boys to come out the door after dismissal. I can't help but feel heartbroken for all the parents who can no longer do that because someone entered a school building and murdered their innocent child. I can't even image what these families are going through. I can't image what the survivors of these school shootings are trying to cope with. We have an epidemic of gun violence in this country and it's absolutely inexcusable. I don't stand against the 2nd amendment however, it was written for a different time period and in a different cultural climate. Countless things have changed since December 15, 1791 but our interpretation of the 2nd amendment hasn't. We need commonsense gun laws and we need them now.…

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February 21, 2018