In a lot of ways I have a very traditional marriage. I work full-time, Veronica works part-time. She cooks and does the vast majority of the housework. She does the grocery shopping. I manage the finances. I used to cut the grass until I got lazy enough to pay someone to do it for me. […]
Read more "Season’s End"Lots of parents of kids on the autism spectrum talk about their lives as a “roller-coaster ride” — and it certainly is full of ups and downs. Then again, so are most people’s lives. What makes this metaphor particularly apt is that not only does a roller coaster go up and down, but the it […]
Read more "The Roller Coaster Thing"I should have written this post when we got home from the Devils game Friday night, when the memory was still fresh. Before we spent much of the next two days negotiating with Ryan over all manner of behaviors: Wishing he would come outside and join his cousins in the pool Watching him explode every […]
Read more "This Is What Happiness Looks Like"I wish I’d been able to post this on Monday, but WordPress and I were not getting along. Way back on Monday, you know, twenty-four whole hours ago, I was busy writing a post about the wonderful weekend I’d spent with Ryan road-tripping to Washington for a Capitals playoff game. My heart was heavy then, […]
Read more "Road Trip!"Today’s post is delayed on account of the fact that WordPress sort of ate it. But this weekend was too special — 36 glorious hours of one-on-one time with Ryan, all centered around playoff hockey — to not share in greater detail. Until I can properly do so on Tuesday, I’ll leave you with this […]
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Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 