{image is a photo of a young man curled into a ball, covering his head with his hands} – On the outside it might look like a sudden explosion, but it’s actually the final few minutes of a process that may have taken hours or even days to develop. Bec at Snagglebox, What Does a … Continue reading
{image is a cluster of balloons heading skyward. Overlaid is the Shel Silverstein poem, “Listen to the Musn’ts,” the text of which is in the body of the post below.} Last night, I posted the lyrics to one of the songs in Katie’s school musical. The song was called, I’m Different, and it had made me … Continue reading
April is coming. We all know what that means. A whole lot of talk about autism. Some of it constructive. A lot of it really damn DEstructive. My dear friend, M, who is autistic, recently wrote: One of the most common complaints I hear from parents with children on the spectrum is that, when they … Continue reading
{image is a photo of Chris Soules, better known to Bachelor watchers as The Farmer. Don’t judge.} Ableism (/ˈeɪbəlɪzəm/) is a form of discrimination or social prejudice against people with disabilities. It may also be referred to as disability discrimination, ablecentrism, physicalism, handicapism, and disability oppression. – Wikipedia – On Tuesday, I took the day … Continue reading
Ed note: What follows is part of a three part series. Please read the first two letters, written by Rafael Castro and M Kelter respectively, here and here. {image is a photo of me and my beautiful girl} Dear Mr. Lowe, I’ve been a fan of yours ever since Oxford Blues. Heck, I even wanted … Continue reading
Ed note: What follows is part two in a series of three letters to Rob Lowe et al regarding the content of the current ad campaign for DIRECTV. Please see part one here. {image is a photo of “Painfully Awkward” Rob Lowe anxiously peering out a window} Dear Mr. Lowe, I wanted to share a few … Continue reading
{image is a photo of Brooke hanging out at Boston Children’s Blood Donor Center, waiting for me to be called in to donate platelets.} “Thank you again for coming with me to the hospital today, kiddo,” I say into the darkness of her room before bedtime. “It meant a lot to me.” “I’m glad I … Continue reading
Diary’s Facebook page, Saturday night … {image is a screenshot of a comment from a reader who was [at the Dancing with the Celebrities event] tonight reading, “The best part was watching Katie’s face while watching her mom. She was impressed, hard thing to do with a teen. } I will cherish this – for so … Continue reading
The following is an open letter to Rob Lowe and DIRECTV written by Dr. Rafael Castro, Executive Director of the Integrated Center for Child Development. It is published here with his permission. {image is a photo of “Cool Rob Lowe” looking derisively at “Painfully Awkward Rob Lowe” in one of a series of commercials for … Continue reading
From Diary’s Facebook page last night … {image is a photo of Katie and me on Jetties Beach, Nantucket, 2008.} When I started writing Diary, Katie was 7. Tonight, I’m taking her to her high school orientation. Don’t blink, my friends. Don’t blink. #NotADoctorWhoReference – The evening has been a blur of information. The kids … Continue reading
