Recently, I blogged about Born This Way, the docu-series on A&E that follows the lives of seven young adults with Down syndrome. The show has since won an Emmy – well deserved, in my opinion – and I hope that means we’ll be able to follow the lives of the cast for some time… Read More
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I Got a Lot of Problems With You People!
It may not be Festivus yet, but I’m feeling a need for an early Airing of Grievances. If you haven’t had direct personal contact with Nathan, you’re off the hook, but the rest of you – teachers who smiled and laughed at him when he ran through the hall at school, the lady working the… Read More
It Begins (School, I Mean)
Y’all. I have a first grader! Okay, so strictly speaking I already had a first grader seven years ago, but when your kids are spread out in age like mine are it almost feels like you’re starting over (except for that I-know-not-to-buy-white-uniform-shirts thing). I tried to take super-cute school pictures (as I always do), but… Read More
Why Sarah Kate Chose Virtual School
A few weeks ago, I shared that Sarah Kate enrolled in virtual school this year. Online school has been an option for high school in our district for about three years, but it’s new this year for eighth grade, so that makes Sarah Kate a bit of a guinea pig. With less than a week to… Read More
On Near Drownings, Things That Suck, and Showing Weakness
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about suffering where I talked about how I’ve struggled with hard things in our lives, and the guilt I inflict upon myself when I try to cope with struggles by thinking about other people who had it worse. The last line of that post was “When something sucks, it sucks, and… Read More
What I Learned in July (and June)
Three weeks. That’s how much time we have left until the first day of school. This summer has both flown and dragged in its own way. Our school board voted late in the year to push the opening of school back by one week – a move that I personally like because it gives us… Read More