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When I finally get an overnight break from my kids

I had an overnight break for the first time in a little while. We had a memorial day cookout yesterday at my parents, and the boys ended up staying the night. It's so nice to be in a place where the kids can once again spend time with family and friends. On my time off, I went to visit a friend who lives in the Cleveland area. It's about an hour or so away from me, so not a huge deal. It's really nice to be able to get away from the house and kids for a little while. It's a huge part of self-care and I'm putting a major focus on that. I love my kids but we do need breaks from each other on occasion. I really enjoyed…

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May 31, 2021

Mightier / My thoughts / Parenting Resources

Empowering my kids through a Summer of Mightier

COVID had taken its toll on pretty much everyone and my family is no exception. One of the things that I want to do is spend the summer, helping my kids to get back to some semblance of normalcy. COVID was very challenging partly due to the isolation, but also because of the frustration, anxiety, and fear it caused on the daily. As an adult, I found myself struggling to manage these emotions and I have a lifetime of experience to assist me. Gavin is 21 years old and Emmett is almost 13. It works amazing well with both of the boys. My kids on the other hand, struggled with managing these emotions in a way that was appropriate. Frankly, I feel like they've done an amazing job but we…

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May 30, 2021

My thoughts

The last couple of weeks have been a roller-coaster for us

It's been a couple of days since I've written. Life has been a roller-coaster ride for the last couple of weeks but we seem to have established an equilibrium as of late and I'm thrilled by that. I had to make some rather dramatic changes in their lives but the boys are definitely doing better as a result. School is officially over for the summer and that's a huge relief. They're excited to get back to a relatively normal life. By this time in June, the boys will be fully vaccinated and that will open up quite a few doors. We have made major progress on the outside of the house, which feels incredibly good. The inside of the house is not quite so far along. I think we're going…

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May 29, 2021

My thoughts

I had to pick Emmett up from school early because he was uncomfortable

It's totally been one of those days here in The Autism Dad househhold. We're knee-deep into the last week of school and it's a little more chaotic than I had anticipated, but we're good. I dropped Emmett off at school and within an hour, I received a string of text messages from him asking me to come pick him up. He explained that there was a kid in his class not wearing a mask. He was very uncomfortable with this and wanted to leave. It's still required that everyone wear a mask at his school. As I said, this made Emmett very uncomfortable and I can understand that. I always told him that if he was uncomfortable or he felt something wasn't safe, I would come get him and he…

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May 26, 2021

Announcements / My thoughts

A Very Important Announcement

It's come to my attention that someone is stealing pictures of both myself and my kids, and using them to create fake social media accounts. They're using these account to impersonate me and harass people. I'm getting tons of messages from people letting me letting me know they have been approached by this person. First of all, I'm so sorry. I have no control over this but I'm working on it. Secondly, thank you all for looking out and letting me know. Please continue to report and block these accounts if you're approached. Just a little background. This isn't the first time this has happened. This person has been harassing me for almost two years now and has taken to attacking me this way. I don't care if someone comes…

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May 25, 2021

My thoughts

What’s this week going to throw at me?

We've reached the final few days of what is probably the worst school year ever due to COVID. I'm so grateful that the boys made it through and that in person learning will resume full-time once again this fall. I'd prefer to never, ever do this again. This week is just fun stuff and a time to turn in missed assignments. If this had been a typical year, I would be concerned with the boys grades. The reality is, they survived a global pandemic and still managed to make it to school everyday. Did they put in their best effort, I doubt it, but how many of us adults, just phoned it in this year? I know I did. I'm once again first in line for parent pickup and I'm…

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May 24, 2021

My thoughts

We made major progress today

We have made some serious progress on the outside of the house today. If you are tardy to the party and not sure what I'm talking about, here are the cliff notes. Basically, we are working on the outside of the house. Between COVID and my divorce, I just stopped caring about it. It wasn't vital to our survival, so it wasn't on my radar. It's been neglected and we need to get it brought up to snuff. My dad came over and helped us for a few hours and we were able to get a lot of stuff done. I didn't take before pictures but I did take after pictures. I know, that's not super helpful if you've not seen the yard prior but I'm going to explain what…

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May 24, 2021

My thoughts

One of the reasons I get so frustrated with my job

I mentioned in a recent post that I would explain some of my frustrations with the business side of all this shiznit that I do. Now's as good a time as any. So I've talked about this a few times over the years. I don't often talk about the business side of what I do here because most people probably don't care. It's all the behind the scenes stuff that goes unseen. That being said, there is a lot that goes on behind the scenes. A good bit more than you probably realize. I've been able to monetize my efforts in several ways, without compromising the integrity of my mission. I'll be honest, that's not always super easy to do because there are times I turn down good money because…

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May 23, 2021