April 2, 2019. Dear Jacob, This is our fist year to celebrate April 2, also known as Autism Awareness Day. I want to be clear that we are choosing to celebrate you, not your diagnosis. In my mind, those are two very different things. You are so much more than your diagnosis. I would feel [...]
Across The Spectrum
If you are lucky enough to know my husband, you'd know that mobile gaming is his jam. He manages 11 accounts on Clash of Clans, but he swears he only really plays 6 of them. He's an avid sports enthusiast and will call-out every bandwagon fan he comes across. He prides himself on his photographic [...]
Autism Awareness Month
April is Autism Awareness Month. Since the diagnosis last November, the phrase we hear most often is: Let us know if there's anything we can do to help. I realize that for most people, this is usually just part of the script. It's what we've been taught to say when we hear bad news. It's [...]
60 Day Follow Up
This week marked Jacob's first 60 days under the care of Dr. Jerry Kartzinel. Our youngest has endured two months of daily supplements, 30 hours of ABA therapy, 12 hours of speech therapy and 2 hours of occupational therapy. The biggest question people want to know -- is it making any difference? Yes. And no. [...]
Parenting gone wrong
The recent headlines outlining the college admission scandal involving elite universities and wealthy families aren't surprising. The wealthiest of families have often yielded their riches as collateral for college admission in a slue of legal ways, often in the form of donations or gifts to the universities of their choosing. So, while the headlines don't [...]
Is Self-Care Selfish?
Chaos is how I choose to describe my life with three kids, two careers and one marriage. Life is loud and messy. I've given up on having people over for fun because it would require work to make my home presentable, then more work cleaning up after everyone is gone. Life is unpredictable at our [...]
Will our marriage survive this?
Marriage is certainly work, but most people would argue it's hard work. I remember the first couple of years feeling blissfully unaware of the work everyone cautioned us about. Life was far from perfect, but it was hard to tell somedays. We had a roof over our heads. Food was always on the table. We [...]
