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Just A Belly Rub
If you’ve ever read my blog, you may know that, along with three children, I have four dogs. We didn’t plan on having four. It sort of happened by accident. They are all dogs that someone else had mistreated or didn’t want, collected over the past decade from three different states and at separate times.…
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Six Freaking Months
Tim had a bad day yesterday, and I fear we’re seeing the start of the usual Winter cycle. Apparently he asked for his PRN in the morning because his voices were “loud,” but by 3:30 in the afternoon, they’d worn off. He got in to it with a new staff member at his group home,…
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Wordless Wednesday – DSM
Tim: 315.31 / 318.0 / 295.70 Me: 300.01 / 309.81 / 315.1
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Beginnings – Yours and Mine. Ours.
As part of my plan to be more involved, more active, and more mindful, I signed up for NaBloPoMo for January, and the theme for January is “beginnings”. So many ways to go with that theme, huh? So, since today marks the beginning of the work year 2012, and the first day of 2012 I’ve…
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Blogging About Not Blogging Today
Ugh. Head cold. You don’t want to hear what I have to say about that. Trust me.
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No Resolutions
It’s January First, and while my day is consumed by football (Go Packers!), Bloody Marys, and hanging out with friends and family, I did commit to January NaBloPoMo with BlogHer. Today’s post is about resolutions. I don’t make them. To me, they’re sort of like giving things up for Lent. It’s unrealistic to let a…
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Schadenfreude
A mom in a support group I belong to posted recently asking for help to try and figure out why her son might be experiencing depression and listlessness after a long period of stability. She was perplexed because, after spending time in a residential program over a year ago, he’d done well in school, graduated,…
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An Interview With Tim
Why don’t you introduce yourself?Hi, my name’s Tim. I’m 17 years old. I have voice issues in my head. Schizoaffective. I can’t pronounce that word. What do you mean, “voice issues?” Like, voices in my head. What do they say to you?To beat people up. Run away. Do they ever say anything nice?No. Can you hear…
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Hero
I’m floored, honored and proud! Tim was selected by ABC News as one of their Eleven Heroes of 2011 for his fundraising work for NAMI. I am proud of how far he’s come and his committment to help other teens with mental illnesses. And a big thanks to ABC News for helping raise awareness and…
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Pitiful?
I’ve heard and read a lot of accounts lately from parents and caregivers about other adults either giving unsolicited parenting advice or making crass comments about special needs kids when they are having a difficult time in public. I’ve got to be honest – this is one of the biggest reasons I built a ‘moat’…