Over on @parentingforward, @cindybrandt was talking about the way we worry as parents. She said, "Every parent worries. To love is to worry. What if that doesn't have to be true? What if we can learn better coping mechanisms for our anxieties so that we don't exchange them with our children? What if we don't… Continue reading Out from the Clutches of Worry, Fear and Control
My new power chair has arrived!! And with it, heights I have never before experienced! I'm still testing out all the functions, but this is a game changer for me! And that seems like a pretty good opportunity to have a quick chat about mobility aids in general and wheelchairs specifically. Because so often when… Continue reading Game Changers
When our son died, we were told that around 85% of marriages where they lost a child ended after five years. We were given the same statistics when first one, then two of our children were given autism diagnoses. People stopped mentioning the statistics when I got sick, but we can extrapolate. When first one,… Continue reading 85%
This was me, completely stuck in the slush yesterday. It wasn't "that much" so I thought I would be fine. Until I wasn't. I thought my power chair had enough oomph for the job. Until it didn't. There was nobody with me, so I don't have the option of showing you the "big picture". But… Continue reading Stuck
Do you ever feel backed into a corner in an argument? Or forced to choose sides between polarizing forces? Perhaps in your intimate partner or family relationships? Perhaps in our wider, increasingly divisive social sphere? One of the biggest relationship-savers that Trevor and I have discovered over the last few years is to recognize when… Continue reading A ‘Third Way’
We've been looking at used accessible vans this weekend. So far, not good. We don't have a lot for this purchase, because the #accessiblehouse is taking all of our pennies and then some this year. Now don't get me wrong. The vans look pretty on the top and seem to run like a champ, but you get… Continue reading In Trouble
I don't talk a lot about the pain part of my life. I somehow got the idea at a very young age that people don't like to hear about pain - that it upsets them - and that as a result you shouldn't ever talk about it. I also - in general - think that… Continue reading Pain
