Counting down the days until Beth’s thirteenth birthday with a few reposts from the archives.
Originally posted: Aug 3, 2004, Beth’s age: 7
Beth is a tough nut to crack, but she’s even harder to read. The lead into the new school year had all the emotion of a new pair of socks. (What do I have against socks? Why am I picking on socks in general? As a child, I was permanently scarred…
Counting down the days until Beth’s thirteenth birthday with a few reposts from the archives.
Originally posted: Jun 18, 2004, Beth’s age: 6 (almost 7)
Death? Taxes? The Yankees wining another World Series? A six year old child with an attention deficit, a pinch of hyperactivity, and a bow and arrow?
Yes, Beth had a busy day on Wednesday. I was picking her up from camp and her group leader…
Counting down the days until Beth’s thirteenth birthday with a few reposts from the archives.
Originally posted: Feb 16, 2004, Beth’s age: 6
Last year our daughter’s school suggested testing for intelligence. They offered to test her to determine if it would be appropriate to place her in the Gifted Program. Cheryl was all for it. I wasn’t so sure.
How much harm does it do a…
Counting down the days until Beth’s thirteenth birthday with a few reposts from the archives.
Originally posted: Nov 4, 2003, Beth’s age: 6
Did you know that doctors will prescribe medication for something other than it’s originally intended purpose? An example is the hypertension drug minoxidil. People taking minoxidil many years ago may have noticed one of the side effects…
Counting down the days until Beth’s thirteenth birthday with a few reposts from the archives.
Originally posted: Oct 31, 2003, Beth’s age: 6
The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Beth has known this from an early age. Now what do you think happens when the shortest distance between two points is also the hardest traveled distance between two points? If you are Beth…
Counting down the days until Beth’s thirteenth birthday with a few reposts from the archives.
Originally posted: Aug 11, 2003, Beth’s age: 6
Over the years Cheryl has sometimes been a little quick to claim: “Beth is just like you John.”
She might be referring to any of a number of little things.
Beth saying something smart. Beth sitting in strange, contorted positions while…
Counting down the days until Beth’s thirteenth birthday with a few reposts from the archives.
Originally posted: Jul 10, 2003, Beth’s age: 5 (almost 6)
We have been thinking about Beth’s birthday present for some time now. Tonight we took action. Cheryl called around to see which stores had the item in stock. After a couple of disappointments we found one that had it. Cheryl took off…
I thought a lot about this one, whether I wanted to keep the tone light, or round out some of the experiences we’ve had raising a child on the autism spectrum (high functioning though she may be). I wasn’t looking for a fond, proud, or pleasant moment. I was thinking about throwing in one that represented the opposite of all those things.
I finally decided on a compromise. In a way…
Counting down the days until Beth’s thirteenth birthday with a few reposts from the archives.
Originally posted: Apr 30, 2003, Beth’s age: 5
Stop me if you have heard this story before:
A little kid goes potty and has a little too much fun with the toilet paper. Three towels, two liberal applications of disinfectant, one roll of paper products, and at least half a dozen months of life…