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Tag Archives: Giving up control
Moving on… and letting go: Summer Camp, University, and the Twitterscene
I have been using Twitter lately. If you follow my blog – you likely already know this. However, I feel like I have been sort of sucked into the twittering away of my time. The lure is so strong. I … Continue reading
Posted in ASD, Aspergers, Autism, fitting in, letting go, Summer Camp
Tagged acceptance, Aspergers, Autism, blogging, city mouse, Giving up control, Graduation, risk and opportunity, Summer camp, Twitter
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Let the tears come: dealing with grief and letting go
Today I am thinking about another Mom of a child with autism who is facing some very difficult challenges: gut-wrenching, soul-tearing, strength-testing, heart-breaking decisions that will likely make life better for her beautiful son, and her family, and herself. I … Continue reading
Posted in ASD, Aspergers, Autism, Grief, Tears
Tagged anger, Autism, city mouse, City Mouse's Mom, control, double standard, extreme self-control, Giving up control, grief, letting go, pain, paradox, parents, processing, stressed, tears, unattainable, unexpected
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More perspectives on fitting in – or not!?! Supermom doesn’t live here
Sometimes I don’t fit in because my world is different from others – and this perhaps is not a choice. In discussions with other parents I occasionally feel the pang of difference and sometimes even envy, in that my child … Continue reading
The truth about the unexpected cereal fiasco
I tried a new cereal for breakfast today. It was really just a slightly different version of my regular cereal: Flax Plus – The Sequel (aka: TNG). At first I was worried it would be too sweet, and I had … Continue reading
