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A Retrospective

Blog posts originally published on The Miscellany of Life and The Miscellany of Life (Part Deux) between 2006-2012.


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A Retrospective

THE CONSEQUENCES OF BEING A SENTIMENTALIST

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September 11, 2011

Originally published September 11, 2011

First, I have to make a disclaimer.  I am not a hoarder.  I eschew accumulation in my life and I…

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A Retrospective Autism & Disabilities Parenting & Relationships

NEVER A DULL MOMENT

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September 10, 2011

Originally published September 10, 2011

Having a child with OCD is sort of like being stuck in some Divine Comedy.  For the past month Kellen…

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Becoming

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September 8, 2011

Oiriginally published September 8, 2011

Last night I was talking to a friend about the mutual challenges we have faced as parents of children who…

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A Retrospective Alzheimers Grief & Loss

“The wound is the place where the light enters you.” — Rumi

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September 5, 2011

Originally published September 5, 2011

My last chance at sleeping in and here I sit, too early in the morning to even think about looking…

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A Retrospective Alzheimers Autism & Disabilities Grief & Loss Parenting & Relationships

Discordance

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September 3, 2011

Originally published September 3, 2011

I should not be sitting here doing this.  In fact, I should still be in bed, Saturday morning, and my…

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A Retrospective Parenting & Relationships

Thanks Giving

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November 9, 2009

Originally published November 9, 2009

I’ve just come back from a funeral for a man who helped R and I and some other great people…

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A Retrospective

Chapter Two, Paragraph 3

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November 7, 2009

Originally published November 7, 2009

So it has been awhile. I feel like I did when I laid my journal down and didn’t pick it…

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A Retrospective Parenting & Relationships

The Death (and Re-birth) of Hope

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April 24, 2009

Originally published April 24, 2009

I found myself in an emotional state tonight, so what better way to get me outside of myself than by…

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A Retrospective Personal Growth & Spirituality

A Little Reminder

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April 3, 2009

Originally published April 3, 2009

As I was lying in bed the other night I decided to give myself an impromptu feel-up in the form…

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Burning Down the House

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March 17, 2009

Originally published March 17, 2009

The other day, as I sat in speech therapy with my vivacious, rambunctious, fuller-than-life child (don’t pretend you don’t know…

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