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The Miracle That I Waited So Long To Feel

Albert Einstein once said, “There are two ways to live. One, as thought nothing is a miracle, and the other, as thought everything is a miracle.” I have this saying on my refrigerator, and I look at it ever…
Life Without Parole

Daniel and I were headed off to Cohasset for a tournament just a few weeks ago. We drove through an area I knew like the back of my hand. I had driven the road every weekday for 2.5 years. I sat in the passenger side…
She Is Smart Beyond Her Years

I dont know where she got it… …but it wasn't from me. When talking with Madison, I often wonder if I'm talking to myself. Not all the time, but a majority of the time, its like she can read my mind. Sh…
Anyone Need Their Floors Mopped?

Bitty is your man, as long as you don't mind puddles all over the floor. We have one of those Swiffer Wet-Jets that spray and then you mop. He LOVES the spray. He got the idea from one of his books (he likes to act o…
Things That Make Me Smile

Being presented with a packet of cheese and onion crisps for my consumption at 5am Saturday morning, despite there not being any crisps of that flavour in the house, then being told by Lid to "eat it Mummy. In your mou…
A Real Look at DSM V

Lately the internet is a buzz with all sorts of chaos about the proposals for the new DSM (V) set for 2013. Petitions are flying, people are screaming and panicking...... STOP. Please stop. And please read this through…
The Birds The Bees... and Aspergers

Image via Wikipedia As a twenty-first century mum I thought I had it all planed out! We all know that eventually the day will come when as a mother we are required to have that little chat with our children, you…
To Whom it Does not Concern

You may not agree and you may not understand, but you also do not live this life. Your words play on every insecurity I have as a mother of a child like Sammy. But understand my drear. I don't make this happen, I d…
It's Only Fear

So I tried puzzling out what bothered me so much about the Parenthood episode. About 3 am I woke up with an AH-HA moment. It was the moment when Kristina had the ultrasound. When she agonized over knowing the sex of th…
Show & Tell: "What I Did for My Summer Vacation"

I'm giving this summer the finger. Well, actually, I mean, well, the wave of us Mothers From Hell & Friends is the slightly raised third finger. And that's me above driving The Divorce Mobile in two-thousand-and-…