Yesterday Miss L came home from school with a rubber band holding together one of her broken black shoes. Her teacher was concerned that the shoe had become a fall hazard. Last term I purchased an $80 pair of school shoes for Miss A, so today I tell Miss L that she can wear her… Continue reading The Shoes
Tag: doubt
Amazing
Meeting new people has become somewhat of a dreaded task to me. The conversation usually follows this pattern: New person: “How many kids do you have?” Me: (gritting my teeth and bracing myself) “Five.” This is followed by one of two regular responses: Option 1: New person: (Their eyebrows shooting up, their mouths dropping, often… Continue reading Amazing
16. The voices in my head
Click- click- my thumb is pressing down on the button of our van’s electronic key, my hand outstretched towards the brass lock. I am standing at my front door, staring at the faded yellow paint and the silver door handle, wondering, why hasn’t it opened yet? When what I am doing dawns upon me, a… Continue reading 16. The voices in my head
9. Upon stopping to smell the roses
For many years I have had a somewhat obsessive-compulsive/guilt-motivated relationship with the old “stop and smell the roses” cliché. When out walking, if I passed a fence overhung with roses, I simply had to stop to smell them because otherwise I felt I was not truly ‘embracing life’. The wisdom of the old adage was… Continue reading 9. Upon stopping to smell the roses
3. The Transition Plan
(Wednesday 16th September) My heart rate hasn’t slowed all day. I feel a little queasy, a bit jittery. My mind is a useless, buzzing haze. This morning I received an email from our caseworker with our draft transition plan attached. After nearly nine months of waiting for phone calls to be returned, so little progress,… Continue reading 3. The Transition Plan
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