May Long Weekend
May long weekend in Canada is always a significant long weekend as it is seen by most as the unofficial start to summer. People pack up...
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Feb 28, 20205 min read
Standing on Your Head
When was the last time your stood on your head? For my three-year-old Autistic son, this is how he sees life the clearest.
Feb 12, 20202 min read
Okay Daddy... I Fix!
“Daddy, what needs fixing?” is what I think Ethan was saying as he dropped to the floor and opened his tool kit in front of me....
Jan 24, 20203 min read
My Selfish Form of Self Care
Did you know that only 13% of the photos on MY OWN Instagram account from last year are of (just) me? And of those 23 pictures, 35% of...
Jan 15, 20206 min read
2020 Twenty: Become an Advocate
I've seen this day approaching now for a couple of months. Today, January 15th is our D-Day for Madison. D-Day is the diagnosis day for...
Dec 15, 20193 min read
Don't You Have THREE Kids?
Today did NOT go as planned. All the kids were awake early this morning which was perfect, because today was the day we were going to...
Oct 9, 20194 min read
The Best Support Group I Never Wanted To Join
Feelings of isolation quickly flooded into my life at the beginning of 2019 after we received our second Autism diagnosis, a Rett...
Oct 4, 20197 min read
Don't Cry Because It's Over... Smile Because It Happened!
It was just one week ago, yet I would go back in a heartbeat if I could. Its the one weekend I look forward to all year long. And I...
Sep 18, 20194 min read
When's Recess?
Last week we hit an enormous milestone with Liam: The first day of school. The past five years have flown by in the blink of an eye, and...
Jul 6, 20193 min read
What Happens When You’re MY Village but I Can’t Be Yours?
For the past five years I’ve been desperately searching for “my village”. To be honest I thought having kids would mean this would come...
Jun 28, 20193 min read
Friday Nights and Long Weekends
Do you remember life before kids? Priorities were so different back then. Our perspective on life was so different. Getting only 8 hours...
Jun 13, 20194 min read
Are the Expectations the Same?
You know that what Dad's REALLY want for Father's Day doesn't necessarily come from a store, right?
May 22, 20193 min read
First This... Then That!
First, slap me. Then, poke my eyes out! If you’re a special needs parent, particularly an autism parent in ABA therapy, you’ll know what...
May 10, 20193 min read
Swinging Screwdrivers and Drilling Nails
DIY is my least favourite acronym. No, let’s not even sugar coat it by putting a positive spin on it in calling it my “least favourite”....
May 3, 20193 min read
And the Award Goes To...
In 2016 the Chicago Cubs ended the longest championship drought in sports history; finally winning the World Series after 108 losing...
Apr 24, 20192 min read
I Get An MRI. You Get An MRI. We ALL Get MRIs!
An MRI. It’s one of those appointments where you should never even have the thought or question within a family of who’s appointment it...
Apr 2, 20192 min read
Live Your Passion
I don’t know how to describe it, so I’m not sure why I think I can write about it, but there is a feeling I get when I’m doing something...
Mar 6, 20192 min read
When a Four Year Old Wins Your Birthday
Can a four year old “win” your birthday? Well mine did! Yesterday Liam announced that he wanted to go to IDA to get a birthday present...
Mar 4, 20195 min read
When It Rains, It Pours
Sadly, I’ve only used this phrase with negative connotations. Originally, it was meant to be used with positive situations. The 2017...
Feb 25, 20192 min read
Why Twins?
I have asked this question every day now for three years. The thought of it had never even crossed my mind prior to the ultrasound that...
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