Posts tagged: expectations

What You Think About You Bring About

How often do we find ourselves dreading an event, visit, or simple errand with our child? We look at past behaviors or incidents and expect the worst, based on what we experienced previously. We may even go so far as to picture the meltdown occurring and already start feeling frustrated and frazzled by the anticipation [...]

Monday February 28th, 2011 in , , , , , , | No Comments »

I Took the 7 Link Challenge!

I was perusing through my favorite feeds and came across a unique content idea from ProBlogger that I just HAD to use! The article recommends publishing a list of 7 links to posts that I (and others) have written in response to 7 categories, complete with reasons why I chose each particular post. Here are [...]

Saturday July 17th, 2010 in , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Trippin’ Over Road Trip FAIL

So… what do you get when you cross a small Ford Focus, three children (one of which likes her music LOUD), a 125+ lb. Alaskan Malamute in heat, a child with Autism and Sensory Processing issues, and a last-minute four-hour road trip? Road trip FAIL. At least I can laugh about it now. Let’s hope [...]

Saturday July 10th, 2010 in , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

It’s IEP Time… Put Our Dukes Down?

It can be hard not to go into an IEP meeting with an attitude of “me vs. them”, ready to defend your child. Especially if you’ve been pelted with behavioral labels, accused of not disciplining enough, or relentlessly badgered about why you are not medicating. And believe me, I’ve been called some really inappropriate names [...]

Sunday May 16th, 2010 in , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Are You Going to the Hardware Store for a Loaf of Bread?

There is a really funny skit I remember from my childhood years of watching The Electric Company called “Coffee and a Sweet Roll”.  It was a simple conversation between a waitress and a customer (I will paraphrase, as it’s from memory): “What can I get you?” “I’ll have coffee and a sweet roll.” “We’re out [...]

Friday January 8th, 2010 in , , , , , , | 2 Comments »