Month: October 2018

Adoption
Parenting
RAD

This Ain’t Your Momma’s Discipline aka Parenting in a RAD World

What is RAD? I cannot even recall a time when this term was not such a huge part of my life. RAD or Reactive Attachment Disorder has changed my life so much more than I knew it could. The first time I heard the term was so many years ago in training for case management. It […]

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Marriage
Mental health
Self Care

Being Social When You’re in Darkness

I am a person who struggles with mental health. Right now I am also in a major dark time. The darkness comes and goes in my life but right now the dark is doing more coming and a lot less going. When I am in the darkness, I am not a great wife, mother, friend […]

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Mental health
Parenting

Triggered, no like for real.

I heard a noise. I still don’t even know what it was. The dogs began barking and my anxiety flew away with no respect for the fact that I had things to do. Going, Going, Gone… My train of thoughts decided I was about to be killed by an armed intruder, I wouldn’t be able […]

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Marriage
Mental health
Parenting

Forced Stay At Home Mom

I left my job today.  I had been in a position that I fell in love with for almost a year, then I had to make a choice: my career or my family. I had to make the choice and of course I did the mom thing and I put my family in front of […]

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Parenting
RAD
School Issues

Seven Hour IEP Meeting

We beat our record today. Our longest IEP meeting to date was 6 hours. Today it was seven. 10:30 am to 5:30 pm and we are not even done. What did we accomplish? Honestly more than we have ever before but only due to the fact that we had our newly assigned Advocate/ Investigator from […]

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Parenting
RAD

When a RAD Miracle Occurs

Today my son came home from jail. My little boy, all 75 pounds of him, just wanted his mommies to snuggle him. He had special time with Mom when they got home from the jail and I came home from work to take over. He lay with me for over an hour just holding on […]

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Parenting
RAD

The Homes That Built Me

From 2005 until today I have lived in 11 homes. 13 years, 11 homes. I was 18 years old when this list began. I am 31 years old today.  2383 **** Melbourne FL 32935- November 2017 to Present 1249 **** Melbourne FL 32935- November 2014 to Nov 2017 1805 **** Melbourne FL 32935- October 2012 […]

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