Herding Cats
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An American living in Dublin, mom of four, wife to one, avoider of housework
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To the Me of Ten Years Ago
Posted on 22/05/2013
You…yes you, holding that sweet baby girl in the plaid dress. Let’s chat. You don’t know it yet, but that sweet baby girl has a secret. One that will slowly...
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Fun with Mainstreaming! Part 3 – IEP’s and...
Posted on 21/05/2013
This is the tenth installment of the story of our journey with Maura… So after the seizure and the first para-professional and the medical plan kerfuffles, one would think...
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Fun with Mainstreaming! Part 2 – the staff
Posted on 17/05/2013
This is the ninth installment of the story of our journey with Maura… I want to pause here for a moment and talk about the school staff, the people in the trenches, those who...
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Fun with Mainstreaming! Part 1 – the medical issues
Posted on 17/05/2013
This is the eighth installment of the story of our journey with Maura… I just had this memory of the Kindergarten Readiness Night, the one where all the parents go to learn about...
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Dinner Texts
Posted on 15/05/2013
Long story shorter – Maura tried to baptize her iPad Sunday, after taking off parts of the Otterbox. There was much seepage of water into the Otterbox, and the iPad kept seizing...
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Kindergarten Prep
Posted on 15/05/2013
This is the seventh installment of the story of our journey with Maura… Where did I leave off? Maura, seizures, preschool… But eventually, even Maura got too old for...
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Loving the Unlovable
Posted on 11/05/2013
I read a blog post recently by another special needs mom I know. She wrote about her child’s cheerful disposition, and how that helps shape her outlook on...
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School Days and Seizures
Posted on 09/05/2013
This is the sixth installment of the story of our journey with Maura… So, Maura turned three and started preschool, as we also went from doctor to doctor trying to figure her out. I...
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Meet the Parents
Posted on 08/05/2013
This is the fifth installment of the story of our journey with Maura… When Maura was about to turn three, it was announced that she would age out of the Early Intervention program,...
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Shouldn’t we be outraged?
Posted on 06/05/2013
From the time our children are little, we teach them how to look after others who are smaller, weaker, less capable. “Be nice to your little sister.” “Help Grandma carry...
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