Wisdom of the Apple Pie People often look for validation in random occurrences around them. From horoscopes to signs of God in grilled cheese sandwiches, it seems that everyone can find some sort of wisdom, meaning or symbolism in their lives if they look hard enough.Such wisdom came to us one bright Saturday morning...in the form of an apple pie box.On this eventful day,...
Ironic FAIL I was on failblog.org when my son came out from his bedroom. He said, "I've been banging my clock over and over trying to get it to work, but it won't work when I bang it."All I could do was look at him and say, "FAIL!" I love irony....
Bringing Up MIL Although I gave birth to two children, I inherited another one in the form of my mother-in-law. When I say she's a “child” I'm not spouting off the typical in-law rants that are so common and stereotyped. She is, quite literally, a child in mentality. When I once suggested that she probably functions at a mental age of 13, our autism specialist...
Getting Started Recently, many people have said I should start a blog about my life in a family of autistic people. I always agree and plan to start, but the over-organizer in my head tries to complicate the process. It's not like I'm writing a book, I tell myself, but I get so bogged down in the details that I might as well be.I've decided that I will no longer b...
