“You know everyone thinks you’re a terrible mother, right?” When someone uttered these words to me this week, I laughed. I laughed. And that, my friends, is progress. Do you know how many tears I’ve cried? How much sleep I’ve lost? How much therapy I’ve invested in? How much inner work I’ve done to laugh […]
Tag: sensory processing disorder
I was a just-right child for most adults — the kind introverted enough to not talk much in class, anxious enough to deeply fear getting into any degree of trouble, engaged enough to want to learn, people-pleasing enough to strive for good grades and reviews, and not quite brave enough to ask too many difficult […]
Well, that didn’t take long. It’s day two of this gratitude parade, and I was already trying to talk myself out of showing up. (I’m tired. I have more time tomorrow. There’s no way I can keep this up for a whole month…) But, honestly, if I wasn’t sitting down to reflect on the goodness […]
Now before you come at me, hear me out. I love me some holiday hubbub. Like legit LOVE. If I had it my way, I would sing every carol, hang every strand of lights (well, maybe hire it done because ladders and me, we’re a non-starter), go to every holiday production, beautifully wrap every present […]
I have debated sharing this here, but on reflecting, I’ve never regretted being vulnerable and I’ve frequently regretted being silent. I’m using my voice because I don’t know how else to move forward. #courage Our oldest son was diagnosed with Autism a few short weeks ago. It’s a bizarre feeling being equally heartbroken and relieved when […]
