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3 May

Why grandkids rule

Posted by Lyndi Alexander in life, parenthood, travel, walkabout. Tagged: environment, grandchildren, justice, mother, Mother's Day, outlet mall, shopping, TREC, visit. 2 Comments

We got to visit this week with M and her three kids from Pensacola, as well as S and her batch from Tennessee, and we were lucky enough to hook up with some free time with D, my daughter in town and her family too, for a wonderful BBQ chicken dinner in the neighbor’s garage [...]

10 Sep

Whither my little girls have gone?

Posted by Lyndi Alexander in life, parenthood, travel, Uncategorized, walkabout, writing. Tagged: adult children, BFF, daughter, girl, helicopter parent, mother, motherhood, roots, wings, writing. 6 Comments

I’m on the road today, somewhere in Iowa, on my way to a five day intensive writing workshop with Margie Lawson, having a “deluxe continental breakfast.” Not really sure what continent it might be from, but the coffee is fabulous. But the topic of conversation on the TODAY show overhead is whether mothers and daughters [...]

27 Jul

Up for a visit?

Posted by Lyndi Alexander in Asperger's, autism, divorce, life, parenthood. Tagged: blog, divorce, early intervention, guest post, mother, parent, special needs. Leave a Comment

I’m guest posting over at Jean Myles’ blog today on the subject of marriage and autistic children. Jean has two little boys, one with autism, and she now works at home so she can make sure her little guys have all the special support they need! I know I’ve talked about the subject of marriage [...]

20 Jun

What fathers want

Posted by Lyndi Alexander in Asperger's, autism, divorce, life, parenthood, Uncategorized. Tagged: autism, damage, Facebook, Farmville, father, Father's Day, justice, Leave It To Beaver, life's not fair, mother, neglect, RAD, reactive attachment disorder, SAHM, stay at home mom. 1 Comment

After dealing with the aftermath of several families’ dysfunction of late, I’ve noticed a certain pattern that shows that the old model is severely out of date. Sometimes when Dad is out doing what he feels is expected of him–providing for his family financially–Mom is just not living up to her side of the bargain. [...]

9 Mar

Does the truth really set you free?

Posted by Lyndi Alexander in divorce, life, parenthood, Uncategorized. Tagged: adoptee, child, domestic violence, family, father, genetic test, illegitimate, incest, missing, mother, parent, secret, The Locator, Troy Dunn, truth. 5 Comments

Candor is a double-edged sword; it may heal or it may separate.–William Stekel I’ve seen promos recently for a program on the WE network called “The Locator.” It’s a reality show about a guy named Troy Dunn, who’s made a career out of looking up long-lost family members for hire. This week, for example, the [...]

4 Apr

Space: the mentoring frontier

Posted by Lyndi Alexander in life, parenthood, sci-fi, Uncategorized, walkabout. Tagged: AI, anime, Battlestar Galactica, Doctor Who, Firefly, instant message, Maquis, mother, RPG, space, Star Trek, teenagers. 6 Comments

I’ve mentioned before that the Cabana Boy and I met at an online sci-fi RPG. For the uninitiated, that’s a “Role Playing Game.” Although some prefer LARP or groups like the Society for Creative Anachronism (of which I was a member back in college), this online group suited me fine. Maquis Universal is an offshoot [...]

11 Jan

Heartbeats in tandem

Posted by Lyndi Alexander in life, parenthood, Uncategorized, walkabout. Tagged: blizzard, bus station, Greyhound, Kipling, mother, motherhood, wizard, World of Warcraft. 4 Comments

It’s that little catch at the end of the spoken phrase, that choked-up sound that means ‘I’m trying to be all grown-up about things but aren’t you still my mommy? Can’t you fix it and make it better?” Rips your heart out. This time, it was yesterday, when daughter #2 called. When the phone rang, [...]

24 Jun

Snippets

Posted by Lyndi Alexander in autism, life, parenthood, Uncategorized, walkabout, writing. Tagged: Asperger's, carnival, fiction, meltdown, mother, publish, summer, summer camp, swamp gas, writer. 3 Comments

So far this week, it’s been a rollercoaster of ups and downs. The county people told the newspaper they “have no clue” why poisonous gas appears and disappears on the street in front of our house. That’s reassuring. (please insert sarcasm here) On a high note, a fiction piece I’ve been trying to publish for [...]

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