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 [...]
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24 May
Little Miss is now a woman…
Isn’t this a fabulous menarche goddess? I found it here. I remember the pieces we did in The Vagina Monologues about the first time, and all the reactions mothers had–girls getting slapped, girls forced on birth control, girls given a beautiful feast and celebration with their female relatives. But this is Little Miss we’re talking [...]
9 Mar
Does the truth really set you free?
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 [...]
13 Feb
Is it so hard to be the adult?
I attended a recent hearing where a father and son had been estranged for many years. The son had experienced serious issues growing up and had moved around from family member to family member, then ended up in the home of a stranger through foster care. He’d turned 18 and opted out of the system, [...]
1 Jan
No more resolutions
“Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” – Oprah Winfrey I have been consumed this past month with so many projects in addition to my usual work, once the madness of NaNoWriMo wrapped up: the Captain’s adventures on the road to mental health, covering my office while my [...]
8 Aug
When a parent’s not a parent
There may be some doubt as to who are the best people to have charge of children, but there can be no doubt that parents are the worst. ~George Bernard Shaw This month I’ve got a whole run of cases where a parent’s rights may be involuntarily terminated. The purpose of the termination is to [...]
6 May
Approaching equilibrium
You know, every once in awhile you just hit a real bump in the road. So many of us “manage,” we do the best we can every day as spouses, as parents, to try to keep our fingers in the old dyck for as long as possible. But sooner or later, the water just gets [...]
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