I took Sunny to the pediatrician this morning. She was just due for a routine checkup, but I of course informed them that she is being discharged from our county’s care and moved to a relative a few hours away. They made it a discharge appointment, where they gave her shots a little ahead ofContinue reading “The Winding Down”
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My kids are little people, and are starting to discover what that means.
After the visit with their family, we took Sunny and Sprout to a Buffalo Bisons baseball game with the Finger Lakes NY Chapter of Little People of America. The chapter does regular events. We missed the last event because one of the girls was sick, but finally on Saturday we got to go! There wereContinue reading “My kids are little people, and are starting to discover what that means.”
How does trauma affect behavior?
On Thursday, I packed up Sunny and Sprout and went to Boston with my Dad for my niece’s graduation weekend. Seth had to work, and doesn’t yet have the kind of seniority he needs to take off his weekend shifts. So it was my Dad and me and the girls. To say I was apprehensiveContinue reading “How does trauma affect behavior?”
Healing as a “Not Working” Working Mom
There’s no secret that my time working at a law firm was painfully difficult for me. I am smart and a good researcher and writer so that part of the work was good. I wrote some kick-ass legal briefs in my time there, and won some difficult cases in part because of my research andContinue reading “Healing as a “Not Working” Working Mom”
Structure, Consequences, and Rewards: What Works?
Let me start this post by emphasizing every kid is different. Of the three kids in our house, different things work for each one of them. With Sprout, she’s been with us since she was less than 2, in a stable, structured, safe environment where her needs are always met. She views Seth and meContinue reading “Structure, Consequences, and Rewards: What Works?”
Life Serial
A little over a month ago I posted a general update about my health, and all the myriad things I have going on with it. I’ve made progress on a few things, had a few setbacks, and I’m slogging away at others. The Ankle I Did In Let’s start with foot and ankle surgery. IContinue reading “Life Serial”
Neurodivergence Part 2: Autism? Really??
We already talked about ADHD, now why is there a blog post about autism in a blog about foster care? Still partly because it’s my blog, and my story, and I feel like sharing. Boom. It’s also because there are plenty of neurodivergent kids in foster care too, so this might help a foster parentContinue reading “Neurodivergence Part 2: Autism? Really??”
Neurodivergence Part 1: An Adult Diagnosed with ADHD
Why is there a blog post about ADHD in a blog about foster care? Partly because it’s my blog, and my story, and I feel like sharing. It’s also because there are plenty of neurodivergent kids in foster care too, so this might help a foster parent understand a kid they’re caring for a littleContinue reading “Neurodivergence Part 1: An Adult Diagnosed with ADHD”
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