December 21, 2009 I met Sam today, the son of the woman who told me Nicholas had Autism and who held me that first day when I cried. It wasn’t intentional this time, bumping into her son. I’d deliberately put myself in front of her with Nicholas that first day. I’d had a sudden wavering [...]
When asked to write an article I usually do not have a problem as I’ve had a verbosity spirit upon me for many years dating back to the early years when stringing sounds together sometimes made a word, sometimes just a pretty sound. You can also note I have a run on sentence spirit to [...]
The rock I leaned upon Carried the name of my family. The arms that held me tightly Belonged to my family. The voice that called out to me During the hard times Came from the lips of my family. And I walked down the path of life Holding the hands of my family. But so [...]
There has been a lot of information and press around First Lady Michelle Obama’s Child Obesity Initiative and Let’s Move campaign along with Jamie Oliver’s program targeting school cafeteria food. The timing of these programs were brought about through necessity as our nations children and adults are becoming as Super-Sized as the fast food eateries [...]
How-to tips on claw training cats and kittens, from 2010 2nd edition of Complete Kitten Care (Amazon Kindle, $2.99)
Motherhood is a special quality and can also be seen as a vocation. The mere fact that a woman makes the sacrifice to endure the many discomforts for nine long months before giving birth to a child or children, proves that she has stamina. Not many women are willing to endure the pangs of this [...]
Have you ever stopped thinking, what really makes you happy? As an infant it’s usually attention, a smile, a hug or a kiss. Once you get a bit older you take those things from childhood for granted. And your happiness depends on a new gadget, a toy or a game. So as you get older [...]
I don’t have to ask her to come over, she visits three times a week. I am not saying she was a terrible mother, I am saying she is a very different one. She smoked cigarettes and pot while she was pregnant. She was stoned when she delivered my husband. She took her newborn [...]
