Things That Happened This Week
- It snowed, a bunch.
- I ate Cafe Rio with Jeff. We do lunch dates now.
- The physical therapist went from fixing my back to fixing my neck and now my knee, which is caused by my hip. Srsly tho.
- Jeff and I joined a gym, a previously impossible thing, now possible thanks to miracles.
- A person from the school warned me that Jack would likely be suspended from school because of behaviors.
- Jack was suspended from school because of behaviors.
- I lost a bunch of sleep over this development.
- I wrote a frustrated essay about why my nonverbal, disabled son being sent home from his special-needs school for being a person with special needs and related challenges is ridiculous.
- I showed it only to my writing group, who gasped, groaned, and laughed in all the right places.
- I had 700 conversations with the psychiatrist’s office, the university’s neuro-psychiatric hospital, the school, myself (in my head), Jeff, and God about the developments of the week.
- Jack went back to school the next day and was, according to his teacher, basically a peach.
- Henry made dinner one night, under duress. It was pancakes and sausage. He’s learning to do things, because I am teaching him to fish instead of giving him fish.
- Truman wore a pull-up that stayed dry, two consecutive days. Today, he’s in undies, and they are dry. And when he does a number two in the potty, he gets to buy a kid’s tool bench. This is big. Very big.
- It’s not a three-day weekend. This is good news for all the special-needs moms and dads out there.
Dear Megan, I have the privilege of visiting teaching your wonderful mom. She mentioned that you had a blog and i immediately wanted to read it, though I read blogs about once a year — I’m a digital avoider. However, the quick response in my heart sent me to your blog and I’m am undone. You truly open a door to your soul as you write and I’m hard pressed to stop the tears as i read. Thank you for your gritty, tender, honest sharing. Love, Neill Marriott
Go Truman Go!!!!!!!!
#9 – heart it
#4 – I miss gym time with my husband… for every thing there is a season
#3 – gurrrl: your hip and my jaw could be friends. My jaw is the nemesis for all things in my body. I’m glad you have PT