Category Archives: My Life

Remembering Pearl
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Posted on September 5, 2013 by

I went to law school with a woman named Pearl. I didn’t know her well, even though she may have been in my small section. I honestly can’t remember. I didn’t pay much attention to Pearl because she was “old.” … Continue reading →

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I Am NOT Trayvon Martin
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Posted on August 29, 2013 by

I’ve been thinking a lot about Trayvon Martin and the Zimmerman trial. Rolling the facts around in my head and searching for a different, more equitable outcome. No matter how I slice it, an innocent teen got shot because a … Continue reading →

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The Sweet Life
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Posted on August 22, 2013 by

Apparently between my posts on inclusion, the one on stealth grief, the sixth and final installment of the insensitive autism comments, plus the post on how sometimes shit just happens, I have inadvertently given people the idea that I’m in … Continue reading →

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A Battle of Wills
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Posted on August 15, 2013 by

Lately it seems Katie and I have been locked in a battle of wills. For hours, or even days, our lives will run smoothly and I will congratulate myself that all our hard work and effort are finally paying off. … Continue reading →

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More Glitter in the Air: An Update
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Posted on August 8, 2013 by

Many of you have asked for an update on the trio of posts I did in late May and early June: Glitter in the Air, I’m a Nonprofit Girl at Heart, and Change Happens in Threes. These were the posts … Continue reading →

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Sometimes Shit Just Happens
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Posted on August 1, 2013 by

It’s summer, and if you are the parent of an autistic child that means you worry about drowning. Even without an autistic child, I’d probably fret about drowning. My aunt drowned as a toddler, and since then, drowning has been … Continue reading →

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Stealth Grief
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Posted on July 25, 2013 by

I’ve been rather sad, on and off, the past several weeks—and not because summer school ended much too soon this year (as in, today). No, this was a reappearance of something I call “stealth grief.” This is how stealth grief … Continue reading →

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Making a Fuss About Jenny McCarthy–For All the Wrong Reasons
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Posted on July 20, 2013 by

As you may or may not know, Jenny McCarthy will be replacing Joy Behar on the daytime talk show “The View.” This doesn’t sound like big news to me, but the internet has been ablaze with folks screaming about how … Continue reading →

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A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words, Take 2
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Posted on July 18, 2013 by

Two weeks ago I wrote about a photograph. It’s a standard class photo that shows a boy in a wheelchair seated off to the side, leaning over to get closer to his classmates. In a word, the photo says exclusion. … Continue reading →

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Comments That Drive Me Crazy #6
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Posted on July 11, 2013 by

Sometimes people just don’t know what to say when they learn my daughter Katie has autism. This is the sixth and final installment of insensitive comments that people have said. You can find the first list here, the second one … Continue reading →

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