Tag: mom blog
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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.
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Questioning Why
Last night Sawyer asked me a question I’ve been waiting for since we first told him about his autism diagnosis: ” Momma, why do some kids in a family have autism and some don’t?”
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Sharing and Oversharing About Our Life with Autism
I have been asked several times since starting this blog if I am worried that I’m sharing too much about Sawyer, or our life as a family. And honestly, sometimes I do worry about that. But the goal of this blog has and will always be to share our experiences as an autism family as…
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The Importance of Autism Training for Police Officers
With the rates of autism diagnosis skyrocketing, I feel that autism training should be required for anyone who has to deal with the public, but specially for those in law enforcement.
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Hard and Heavy Days
The last few weeks in our house have been hard, y’all. Trigger warning: This post will discuss self harm. I’ve written before about how hard change can be for Sawyer; he is very much a child that thrives on routine and sameness, and any little change to his everyday routine can be enough to send…