Mental health
Parenting

*Attempting * to Shop for Children with Behavioral Disabilities

This is one of the most difficult times of the year for us. Finding gifts for the twins that will work for us is such a pain.   Help and Support for Parents of children with special needs inc. Behavioral Closed group • 1 member Join Group This group is for parents who struggle with […]

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Marriage

The Story of Us Pt.1

Once upon a time there was a very angry woman (that was me). She got into a fight at a bar because some guy was being extremely disrespectful and was recruited to join the local roller derby team. There are so many versions of that story but we will just stick to this short version. […]

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Adoption
Parenting
School Issues

Mommy King of Justice

Such a weird name right? I agree completely, but my son gave it to me. Shortly after leaving an exceptionally difficult school meeting, he asked me about what the heck happened during that meeting and why I had been yelling at them. I attempted to explain what I had been trying to accomplish. He was […]

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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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