It Takes a Village, People! Warts and All.

So we have just joined our two families from two separate homes into one together home. We now have two adults, three children, four cats, and 2,000 square feet. Wow. Exactly. What do we see in this new space together? Here’s the thing . . . all of those small and habitual things that I have normally done…

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Yo. Snap. Whassa matta hamma?!

  Stephan Pastis—the man is a writing genius and we are in the Pearls Before Swine fan club! One of my top five favorite strips is “Yo. Snap. Whassa matta hamma?!” Here’s what Urban Dictionary has to say about it: According to the Pearls Before Swine strip from April 27, 2011, “It means, ‘I just…

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I Totally Lost My Shit

So I’m human right? I have thumbs and all and am typing on my laptop. I don’t live in a tree either. Very, very human. I also hear that being vulnerable is good for the soul, so I’m going to share my “ugly” with you. I totally lost my shit on my son yesterday. He…

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The Impact

As I’m sitting here, really feeling crazy about my inability to communicate what life is actually like for me with this different-brained child, I realize I don’t have the words. I talk to my boyfriend about it. He says that until you see it (he had just seen a pretty awesome display of different brain)…

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