So here we are right at the end of the loooong 6 week torture fest I mean school holidays and it has me wondering is it a well earned rest of just too long? Don’t get me wrong the teachers and others definitely deserve the break and I’m not suggesting we shorten it or anythingContinue reading “Summer school holidays-Well earned break or just too long?”
Tag Archives: Kidswithspecialneeds
Never look back unless it’s to see how far you’ve come.
As I see social media flooded with comparison photos of their kids starting the start of the school year and last day of the school year today I can’t help but feel on the outter (as most parents of special needs kids do quite often I would think) Some parents are probably reflecting on theContinue reading “Never look back unless it’s to see how far you’ve come.”
Ups and downs
The ups and downs are exhausting. What I mean by ups and downs is the times where life is going smooth (ok maybe not smooth but at least crunchy). You know, pleasant with a few rough bits. When something has just clicked. I’ve cried many happy tears before when things have been working with Mase.Continue reading “Ups and downs”
Lockdown with special needs kids
I honestly will never know how I made it through home schooling 2.0. The last day of homeschooling for me was such a bag of emotions. I think mostly because I couldn’t believe I’d made it. There’s nothing worse than going through something insanely difficult and not having a date you know it’ll end. IContinue reading “Lockdown with special needs kids”
Calling ‘000’
In my 30 years of life I’ve had quite a few scary and traumatic nights. My very first memory of a child was the night my Dad died of a massive heart attack. Unfortunately that’s something that I’ll always remember and I relive every time I see an ambulance. I then remember vividly the nightContinue reading “Calling ‘000’”
The black dog, The grey cloud…Depression
So lets talk depression(come on you all knew it was coming its in the name of my blog so it was bound to come up) It’s not fun I’ll tell you that but add into the mix kids..kids who wake at the crack of dawn(just joking earlier than dawn) and you’ve got yourself a prettyContinue reading “The black dog, The grey cloud…Depression”
Milestones
So lets talk milestones. Love them or hate them, they’re always there and there’s no escaping them. The maternal health nurse constantly talks about them and I mean constantly like to the point they should really be called maternal milestone nurses. The constant questions of how many words can they say? Are they able toContinue reading “Milestones”
Parenting-with a side of depression 