Mutually Exclusive Negative Nellies
My poor Nan. She was a Nellie – Ellen, to be exact. A Negative Nellie she was not. A Nervous Nellie – absolutely. But it almost hurts my hearts to…
Disability
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Missing My People
Last time I spoke about Maeve’s exclusion, now I want to talk about mine. Listen…I warned you all in the beginning, that I am a complainer! As a parent of…
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Isolation in Lockdown is Nothing New
As we enter week 5 of the second Covid lockdown, I realize that I’ve managed really well with this restricted way of living for the last 9 months. In fact,…
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Will & Owen’s Welcome to Holland 18 Years Ago
18 is a loaded number. In Canada, the world opens up to a teenager when they turn 18 and are deemed a legal adult. Here are but a few things…
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Autism Awareness – My Twins’ Warning Signs
I’ve been in a funk. It’s bit more serious than ‘the blahs‘ but I’ve passed it off as post-holiday blues, then as the universal diagnosis of “Pandemic Fatigue”. But I…
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Everyone Deserves to Have ONE Friend
I suppose that one of my greatest fears is that Maeve won’t have a friend. It is truly what I want more than anything. I am not nearly as worried…
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Self-Isolation
Editor’s Note: This post was written in December before Christmas and before the province of Ontario declared a province-wide lockdown. Well it happened. My son’s class had a positive case…
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Willowjak’s 2021 Wish
Stacey: I wish for everyone to recognize that 2020 was a trial, but like with all challenges, we have a choice to make. We can choose to see ourselves as…
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Surviving or Thriving in 2020
I really love looking back on a year and taking stock of all I have experienced over that time. I love to look at what I did well, and I…
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Sharing Her Gift pt. 5
Shining Stars It was a warm summer night and Charles wasn’t able to sleep, as a bright light from the sky, was shining on him. He got up, opened the…
