Beth starts school on Monday, and you know what’s crazy – besides the fact that we’re only half way through August and school’s already starting – I didn’t know. That’s right, I’m such a lousy father I didn’t know when school started. Well, today I’m feeling charitable. I like to think I’m just forgetful. Forgetful [...]
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The S word
We were driving home from the Y (MCA). I was done working for the day, and the kids were done with camp for the day. Beth wanted to tell me about an “inappropriate” incident, but I asked her not to while Adam was in the car. Beth, not so easily deterred, went on anyway. Now [...]
When the autism spectrum wins
After a month of hunting down posts about Beth’s childhood, my mind wandered to our other child. How has he fared through all of this? I remember first thinking in terms of Beth’s disorder “winning” during a Skype therapy session for obsessive-compulsive disorder. The therapist sought to personalize, yet disassociate the disorder from Beth in [...]
Now for a few fuzzy birthday videos
Here’s a few quick videos from Beth’s real birthday (we’ll be doing a few late celebrations after Adam sheds his virus). My apologies, the quality is exceptionally poor. I forgot to recharge the batteries in our camera, so I settled for my old iPhone 3G, which was never really meant to be a video camera. [...]
Today – Beth’s 13th Birthday
Just in case you missed the last thirty posts, today is Beth’s thirteenth birthday. The title of these posts were supposed to hint at a pinch of mock doom and gloom, as our girl passes from childhood into her teen years, but in some respects I feel like Beth’s been a teenager for years. Inheriting [...]
D – 1 (Beth’s 10th)
Counting down the days until Beth’s thirteenth birthday with a few reposts from the archives. Originally posted: Jul 16, 2007, Beth’s age: 10 Listen to Beth’s family sing off key…
D – 2 (A sample conversation with my daughter)
Counting down the days until Beth’s thirteenth birthday with a few reposts from the archives. Originally posted: Jan 23, 2007, Beth’s age: 9 “Dad, what happens when the sun isn’t bright?” “I don’t know.” “Is it brong?”
D – 3 (Tween time)
Counting down the days until Beth’s thirteenth birthday with a few reposts from the archives. Originally posted: Aug 20, 2006, Beth’s age: 9 I am stuck in that moment between getting home late and the time when you feel like going to bed. We decided to go to a Devil Rays away game this evening, [...]
D – 4 (Beth versus the psychiatrist)
Counting down the days until Beth’s thirteenth birthday with a few reposts from the archives. Originally posted: Jun 8, 2006, Beth’s age: 8 “Can I call you Miss Rachael?” “No, but you can call me Dr. Rachael if you want.” “Wait, are you a real doctor?” “Yes Beth, I’m a real doctor.” “Did you go [...]
D – 5 (The dust settles on another school year)
Counting down the days until Beth’s thirteenth birthday with a few reposts from the archives. Originally posted: May 18, 2006, Beth’s age: 8 Let me say that most of the folks we’ve dealt with at my daughter’s school have been wonderful. They’ve been kind, patient, understanding, and caring. All the same, next year my daughter [...]
