“Fug off you. That mine” he roared. “Oh my God D!”, I smiled. I was busy counting how many words Ethan had managed. “Five, five words!” I exclaimed, barely able to contain my excitement. It was only then I noticed. Ethan was busy grabbing a teddy from a small child, I’m guessing a four-year-old but […]

10 years ago

“MOM!” I jumped from my hiding place, dramatically wiping, quickly flushing the toilet and roaring: “One minute J”. “MOM”. I pulled open the toilet door.”What is it J?” I didn’t even manage to wash my hands, this time. Yuck. “MOM, QUICK!” I ran. J was standing on the couch, pinching his nose. Baby D was […]

12 years ago

A simple, yet effective guide, when visiting homes like ours. 1. No loitering, especially by the door, any door. This drives Ethan mad, and he assumes he is going somewhere, anywhere. The ever-learning toddler also thinks it means something and will try his best to swing open the locked door. This has ended in more bangs […]

12 years ago

It’s easy to have opinions on respite – especially if you don’t use a respite service. We have been using a respite service since baby D was six months old. We had been trying to use a respite service since 2010. Just to put that into perspective for you all, that’s a little over five years of […]

12 years ago

I used to wonder what Ethan would be like as an average child…

12 years ago

Today we were going to be like any other family, doing everyday ‘simple’ things

12 years ago

I am a special need parent who lives in a world where I can only hope I get a next week

12 years ago