When My Music Becomes Old People’s Music

May 11, 2015

The local radio stations must have decreed that today would be an 80’s soundtrack day. (Which is to say it was a great music day!) “Circle in the Sand” — Belinda Carlisle “Red, Red Wine” — UB40 cover “”Don’t Get Me Wrong” — The Pretenders I was singing in my car all day long. Every […]

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Why I Don’t Wear Blue Today

April 2, 2015

Today is World Autism Awareness Day. It is, like most things, controversial in the autism community. A subject for another day. The reason I don’t wear blue is simple. The person I love who is on the autism spectrum despises this initiative. Ben used to think it was cool. Cool that people all over the […]

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Meaningful Schmutz

February 18, 2015

28 February 1990 8:00am Music Theory II As always, Dr. Arlin strode into the classroom precisely at 7:59am. Only on this particular day, she had a bit of schmutz on her forehead. It is a darn good thing that I thought to silently count to five before saying anything. Because the poor sod who inquired […]

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One False Move

January 13, 2015

I had added an additional hour to my travel time. I walked slowly on the concrete sidewalk. I crossed cautiously across the street. Yet, not a single one of these precautions saved me from the icy brickwork. What I Learned from Falling Flat on my Face Falls happen in slow motion It is really true. […]

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Attunement

December 22, 2014

I’ve been the mother of a child with special needs for nearly fourteen-and-a-half-years. Which kind of makes me an expert. Or so I thought. Recently, I was reminded of what happens when I don’t take the time to step back and better anticipate what can be done to make Ben’s life easier. For that experience […]

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