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What to Say When Others Think We’re Lying
So I’ve been thinking: what can we say to people who view our neurodivergence or disability as an excuse or almost a lie? How can we help others understand it’s not a choice? While I watch my younger daughter play hockey (I swear, it’s the only time I have to write here), I’m going to…
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Not Enough Time
You know those days where you have your one appointment so doing other stuff is just more exhausting? Well, that was me today. Dentist at 10am messed up the rest of my day. Because after, I had to get groceries. Then I got home and had to make myself lunch. Then I had a bit…
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So Tired…
Well, I think our son has learned to use sleep deprivation as a torture tactic on us. Right now it’s worse than when he was a baby. At least back then it was get up, feed, put back to bed. Now it’s… who knows. Will he come down! Will he come down again? When will…
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Life
Life. Life is nuts. Things are super stressful right now. Like, crazy stressful. To take my mind off things, I’m binge watching Bones. Again. And binged the “Flanaverse” shows. While editing my novel. Ahh my novel. That beast that nags at me. wanting me to fix it. Wanting me to perfect it. Wanting me to…
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Worst. Flu. Ever.
So I realize I haven’t posted in a week. That’s pretty odd for me, even though I just started this blog. For those wondering, I have the flu. Probably the worst I’ve felt in a long time. And my son has it, too. So, I haven’t been writing. I’ve been just surviving, barely. I’ll return…
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Eleven Years
Eleven years. Eleven years since I became a mom. Eleven years since I held my first babies. I first discovered I was pregnant in the summer of 2011. I hadn’t even realized until I took a test just to see. We were all elated. We were having my parents’ first grandbabies. But we didn’t find…
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Editing
Well, I finally got my HUGE edit back from my awesome, dedicated, crazy detailed project manager at Wildling Press… aaaaand I’m freaking out. Excited, overwhelmed… all the emotions! It only took approximately seventy million months, but it’s here! I can’t wait to dive in to all of her suggestions. Even though it’s going to be…
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Halloween
Standing here, waiting for our oldest’s first hockey practice to start. It’s already been a pretty positive experience so I’m hopeful it goes well! I don’t really know what to talk about today though. Nothing exciting has been happening. Oh wait. Halloween was Monday. Okay, that was pretty awesome. It was also my hubby’s and…
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Unique
It’s that time of year again, where tons of fun family activities are happening. And we end up watching from the sidelines. Yesterday the kids participated in “Thrill the World,” which was fun, but our son couldn’t stop distracting his twin the entire time. It was only a five minute dance and he couldn’t focus.…
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Timeline
Before I can get my big second edit back on my novel, I’ve been asked to write a timeline of all the big events. This has forced me to really sit down and think about everything that’s happened, from the first Malek (ruler) to when the dragons were exterminated to the adventures happening in this…
Unmasked
Living as a Neurodivergent Family in a Neurotypical World
Unmasked 