Let me tell you what I’ve been doing for the past few months: Making sure the word AUTISM is clearly, unmistakably, unavoidably plastered across every piece of paperwork related to Cole. Medical records. School forms. Psychological evaluations. If there’s a box for diagnosis, I didn’t just check it, I practically … Continue reading

Being a dance mom means being a personal Uber driver to a preteen tyrant in a leotard. It means sacrificing spring weekends to dark and loud auditoriums that smell of Aquanet and anxiety. It means thousands of dollars on bedazzled leggings and tacky crop tops. Your bathroom is fogged with a … Continue reading

Okay. So. This is just waaaayyyyyy too long for Facebook, and – I suspect – for anyone to really follow along, but I find myself, once again, mired in controversy with the local community. There is an increasingly vocal and hate-filled contingent of parents who just totally clash with my … Continue reading

Once upon a time, Matt and Maya got a mini bernedoodle puppy and named him Bruno. Despite Bruno being one of the absolute cutest puppies ever, he turned out to be more of a challenge than they anticipated and was not really ideally suited to assimilate to their lifestyle. Since … Continue reading

See what I did there? Last weekend Cole (and Adam) had a Harry Potter-themed B’nai Mitvah. I have no idea how to frame this post; friends and relatives have asked for pics and the streaming link (there is no sound until 15 minutes in, but then it’s all good), and … Continue reading

Pretty much everyone who has known me more than 5 minutes knows I do not cook; I have neither the talent nor the affinity for it. It’s just not my thing – and as long as there is someone else around to feed me and/or takeout available, I didn’t really … Continue reading

Cole decided that he wanted a turtle – AND that he wanted to pay for all of the materials and supplies on his own. But he is 10 and does not have a job, so how to make the money? was born! Cole spent weeks researching and writing Best Pet … Continue reading

2019 was long. And hard. We all really, really needed a vacation last December and it just didn’t happen – and then there was no part of the past 12 months that offered a respite. It felt like our family was hit over and over again with one thing after … Continue reading

According to my friend Teri and Google, a group of unicorns is called a blessing – which is possibly the best thing I’ve ever heard. My group of friends is a blessing for sure. A couple of weeks ago, I came across an article about a 6′ tall light up … Continue reading