Tag: opinion
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Agoraphobia. Part 1
Crazy or A Truer Kind of Sanity. I think the constant enemy of the Autistic parent raising Autistic children is the knowledge; deep within your soul, that you would all be happier alone (together) locked up in your house. Home is lovely; strong & solid. Calming shades of blue, marine & purple; tones that reduce…
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I’m Out
Just when I think I am getting my life together, everything goes wrong. I feel like a capable adult, I think like a capable adult. I make complicated plans; based on a broad knowledge and intelligent reasoning, I have the skills to do many things extremely well. But I never get anywhere. I can’t get…
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I Hate School Fairs
In every part of my body I ache I’ve eaten all the chocolate cake I walked for miles to sell some books Braving the cold & disparaging looks And now my toils are all but done The profits are for another one “It’s for the kids” is the rallying cry I’ve done my part, so…
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An Issue of Trust
Trust has always been difficult for me, its probably my autism again; but to be perfectly frank my mother hasn’t helped. Not her fault but like many parents; myself definitely included, my mother has tried to protect me from possible harm. I love her for it but I think she may be wrong this time.…
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Don’t Volunteer at Your Kids’ School
The Book Fair is coming by hook or by crook. Where students buy novelties instead of a book. We’ll make lots of profit but books & not cash. I’m so overwhelmed I’ve developed a rash! The library’s busy, so the fair has no home! The shelves are on wheels so the school we must roam.…
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Writing Nonsense In My Sleep!
I have recently discovered a new super power. When I am sleepy I can spin words into nonsense. When I was a child and last week my mother could always tell when I was overtired, because I would become chatty; animated, fun and chatty. Alcohol works as well but there’s a family history and well…
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Frustration Eating Me Alive! Part 2
Part 1 here But lately as my two youngest reach the age that it all fell apart for the older two I am starting to feel a frustration at these events. I am afraid it is my internal conviction that my girls are talented but will never get anywhere. It is very disheartening to see…
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Frustration Eating Me Alive! Part 1
A child on the school stage plays a wrong note. Ha, triumph; this will teach you to steal my child’s limelight. A second bad note, oh my God, that poor child! How can I be such a monster? She’s my child’s friend! But I feel that my kids need to be seen. They need their…
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The Secret to Writing Really Long Posts
1.Drivel; don’t clutter up your writing with information or even intelligent thought or opinion. Ideas take up space in the brain of the reader & stop the gentle flow of pointless, pretty words floating in and out of their heads. 2.No that’s it writing drivel is my only advice. It has so many benefits. It…
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My Website is Trying To Kill Me
The first in my new series Deranged Ramblings and no, smart alec, that is not a better title for my entire blog well it might be but … Shut up! Okay I seem to be the tiniest bit OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), well apparently it is a common co-morbidity with autism. And I generally think…