Mean girls stink
Words hurt. Actions hurt. Lack of words, lack of actions hurt. Just because “kids can be mean” doesn’t mean they should be. It doesn’t mean we should allow them to be. It doesn’t mean it is acceptable for them to… Continue Reading
Author: Twitch93
At Camp Bernie, there’s no such thing as “bad parenting”
The thing about eating out in public with a child who has Tourette Syndrome and its associated disorders is that it gets a little dicey. Ok, sometimes a LOT dicey. The first hurdle of the evening when going out to… Continue Reading
A long road to medicine, and a long road home
I made all her baby food myself. I scoured every market, grocery store, health food store and bodega in our corner of New York City to find organic kale, organic sweet potatoes and organic beets. Spinach, broccoli, berries and apples were… Continue Reading
Everyday tasks are insurmountable obstacles
Why is everything a fight with her? This was our daily, sometimes hourly, lament with Bean. She would fight having her teeth brushed, fight getting her face washed, fight getting in the car seat, fight getting strapped into the stroller.… Continue Reading
Family learning, coping after figuring out daughter’s ‘quirks’ were TS, other disorders
By 2 years old, I knew Bean was a little different than the other kids in her playgroup. As my first child, I had always thought she was perfect — that her many “quirks” were just a part of her very… Continue Reading