Opening Doors

“CLOSE THE DOOR!” Brady demands when I stealthily open his bedroom door to get a small glimpse at what he’s doing.  We’ve removed the lock so he cannot really keep us out, but he makes it clear that while he’s creating art- whether a drawing or an origami boat- he wants…

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A Metamorphosis of Me

I used to think that parents were solely to blame for a child’s behavior.  Before becoming a mother, I’d observe a child having a meltdown and think: Can’t you get your child to be QUIET?  Come on, do something!  Once when I was given a mock interview in college, I…

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The Magic of Pretend Play

The room is a chaotic mess but not really.  An intricate design of train tracks, hot wheel cars, and stacks of books with plastic racing track hanging down all take up the floor space of our large den off the kitchen.  There are magnetic tiles pieced together in small multi-colored…

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Who are you?

Hello World! I am just not comfortable and mom is struggling to figure out why. She doesn't realize (yet) that I have a lot of sensory issues and tummy problems. I forgive Mom though. She picked up on my cues and saved my life at 23 days old. After 3…

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