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The Big Update

I dropped out of my master’s program! (we’ll get to that) It has been about six months since my last update on this blog. There were many days when I thought I should write something but never got around to it. A lot has changed and I have needed to adapt in response. It honestlyContinue reading “The Big Update”

Opinion: Parenting ADHD

Full disclosure: If you’re one of those “ADHD doesn’t exist” people and you’re comfortable in that space, this blog (the whole thing, not just this post) is probably not for you. With my house full of people at all hours of the day since the pandemic struck, I’ve been thinking a lot about my parentingContinue reading “Opinion: Parenting ADHD”

But Why?

I want to do a bit of a deep dive into why I’m doing all of this. I want you to know, and I also want to be able to look back on this when I’m really questioning myself. I wrote those first two sentences in March, then I tucked this draft away into theContinue reading “But Why?”

Opinion: Parenting Autism

My daughter is nearly eleven years old. I often call her Miss. Miss was diagnosed with autism a year ago, and her school just performed the battery of tests required to build her an IEP. I’m sure it is a frustrating process, even in the best of times, but the remote administration due to COVIDContinue reading “Opinion: Parenting Autism”

Everything Keeps Changing

Exploring why I’m not currently making my kids do their school work, and I don’t plan to. I’m not making my kids do their school work. My best friend is following her kids’ school’s quarantine education plans. I think everyone I personally know who has kids is checking all the boxes their respective schools layContinue reading “Everything Keeps Changing”

Acceptance

Today, I sent a letter to a university to indicate my acceptance of their acceptance of me. It sounds ridiculous when I put it that way. What I’m really saying is I applied to a master’s program and was accepted! Today, I confirmed my interest in the program, and I start in the fall! IContinue reading “Acceptance”