It wasn’t the Star Wars backpack and plastic lunchbox. It wasn’t shiny new shoes and coordinating shorts and polo shirt. And it wasn’t kindergarten. As I watched my youngest head out the door to high school, my heart was tender for the time that flew by at lightening speed and tender for the young man [...]
Posts Tagged ‘high school’
kindergarten to high school
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged high school, motherhood, sons on August, 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
running
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged autism, developmental disabilities, high school, motherhood on May, 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The terms special education and developmental disability have the ability to stir the internal pot of grief. At times the advocacy overcomes the grief, but yet the memories and the what-ifs surface at the least predictable times. Picking up my nearly 17-year-old daughter the other day from school on her last day as a sophomore [...]
victory
Posted in autism, tagged autism, daughters, high school, theory of mind on September, 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For years I have wanted to go to my girls school to either visit or watch a school event. In the past this caused a complete uproar in her day. I accepted that experience as once I just wondered about and added to a list of what I perceived as a loss. I often thought about how [...]
the dance
Posted in autism, disability, tagged acceptance, autism, disability, high school, life lessons on August, 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Last night I got to share in the experience of being in the presence of someone completely and totally okay with who they are. There was no concern of social awkwardness, lack of friends, or difference. Only peaceful presence. My girl continues to be in my life to teach me. I am sure she teaches others [...]
looking ahead
Posted in autism, disability, family, kids, reflections, tagged anxiety, autism, daughters, disabilities, exercise, high school, life, raising kids, reflections, sons, worry on February, 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
As much as I attempt to stay present in the moment, I cannot help but to look ahead. I try to not have expectations of what may be ahead, but just wonder. I wonder how high school will be for my daughter. Will we have to start all over with the advocating, the begging, the [...]
Senior tribute time has come
Posted in kids, life, tagged high school, senior tribute, son on October, 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
So the time has come to submit the senior tribute. Finding the photo to use was easy—he has always loved the phone. And today, who wouldn’t want a phone call from this handsome young man???
the senior tribute
Posted in family, kids, life, reflections, tagged family, graduate, high school, kids, motherhood, teenagers on September, 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I got a notice today that it is that time to submit a senior tribute to my soon to be high school graduate. This includes a little diddy that is my own thoughts or wishes and a baby picture to be placed in the yearbook. Gosh, where do you even start to be limited to just [...]
