Tag: motherhood
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Story Time!
It’s story time! Before I start my story though, I must let everyone know that I can see God’s hand through this journey. There have been many tiny miracles along the way. He has sustained me through the hard times and led me to the information I needed when I needed it. The story starts…
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Dr. Shopping
Have you ever been to a doctor, and they recommend a treatment and the treatment doesn’t really work? I have. And guess what? I don’t go back. If the doctor doesn’t listen to me? I don’t go back. If they belittle me? You guessed it, I don’t go back. I call this Doctor Shopping. I…
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Laundry
Laundry. I feel like it is a necessary evil. The easiest solution is for everyone to become a nudist and then there would be no more laundry. I don’t think that it is the most practical solution for a myriad of other reasons. Frostbite comes to mind. When my kids were younger I just did…
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Unschooling
Last week we went on a cruise. It was wonderful, relaxing, and warm. We got home late Saturday night. Sunday night Butterfly spiraled into school anxiety. Some comments included that I don’t like school. School is hard. I can’t learn. The kids are mean. The whole week we were on the cruise she did not…
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Decision Fatigue
Decision fatigue. For a mom with executive function difficulties making decisions gets overwhelming. What are we having for dinner? What do we need to buy at the store? Should I clean up so and so’s mess or make them do it? If I make them do it how much help will they need? How long…
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Riding the Rollercoaster, Again
The chronic illness roller coaster continues its never-ending ride. This time I will talk a bit about the highs and the lows as they pertain to parenting children in an age of abundant technology. I am a full believer that allowing a child the opportunity of boredom is an excellent thing. That is unless I…
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I cried
On Friday I cried in the car. They were happy tears sprinkled with a little grief. What triggered these tears? I enjoyed a shopping trip with my kids for the first time ever. This is despite the fact that it was almost 4 hours long. Despite Butterfly hiding in clothes racks and losing her shoe.…
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