Tag: autism family
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Cooking with Sawyer
Yesterday was a pretty chill day. There was a heat advisory here and Sawyer and I were both really tired, so we chose to stay home. I watched the live stream of church on TV while he napped, and then we enjoyed a quiet day indoors. For lunch yesterday, we made one of our favorites-…
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Meet Sawyer
Since this is a new blog, I thought it would be a great time to reintroduce my “sonshine”, Sawyer! Sawyer is 12 years old and in the 7th grade. Sawyer absolutely loves Roblox, and thinks McDonalds’ chicken nuggets are “bussin’”! Sawyer loves playing basketball with his friends, drawing and creating games on his phone, and…
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To The Parents Next To Us At Sesame Street Live
To the parents sitting next to us at Sesame Street Live last night… I hope you will talk to your older girls about why it was rude for them to keep staring and shooting snide looks at my son all night.
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Autism Is Not A Disease, It’s a Difference
If you haven’t heard RFK Jr’s disgusting comments about autism spectrum disorder by now, you’ve been living under a rock. I have never gotten political on this blog before, and I never intended to. However, with everything going on in the world right now, I cannot stay silent.
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Twelve
The last 12 years have taught me so much about love, family, and what it means to be a mother. Yes, the last year or so has been hard, but it could never outweigh all the laughter and love this boy has brought into our lives. Thank you, Lord, for choosing us to be Sawyer’s…
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God Doesn’t Make Mistakes
Sawyer often tells me he feels like a failure, or that he feels like he’s stupid. He has told me multiple times now that he doesn’t know why he’s even alive. I tell him “God doesn’t make mistakes, and He made you because He thought the world needed one of you.” What I don’t tell…
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It’s Not Easy
To all those parents out there struggling to keep going and keep being everyone’s cheerleader while you, yourself, are struggling- I see you.
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Every Day is Autism Awareness Day
A single day or month for world autism awareness never feels like enough and sometimes feels a little laughable because every day in our house is autism awareness day. There isn’t a day that goes by that our lives are not affected by autism and its nuances.
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The R Word: STOP Calling People Retarded!
In 2025, nobody should be using the r word anymore; it’s NOT ok.