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42-year-old Atlanta Mom talks about raising a teen daughter while dealing with several invisible disabilities, keeping home and family together, going to college, and trying to maintain a sense of humor. The family are all avid readers and RPG gamers

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  • An Update Instead of a Book Review!

    Posted on Monday July 27th, 2009 at 17:25 in health, reading, medications, torchwood, seizures

    Current Mood: SurprisedI looked back at my recent entries and realized that it’s been a really long time since I posted much of anything substantive. I’m coming out of a long period of being nearly zombiefied thanks to one of my medications. I d...

  • YAY!

    Posted on Sunday May 17th, 2009 at 02:45 in health, health care, disability, civil rights, social security

    Current Mood:  excitedCurrent Mood: EsctaticWe were fairly sure of this right after I finally had my Social Security hearing last month based on the very positive statements from the judge, but I didn’t want to jinx anything. We got the ...

  • Tired Now

    Posted on Thursday March 12th, 2009 at 21:26 in books, health, reading, short stories, elves, whinging, kvetching

    Current Mood:  tiredI had a pain doctor appointment last week, but wasn’t up to going. So Sam rescheduled it for me, and I headed across town today. Apparently this was the day for “fitting in” everybody who has canceled an a...

  • Feeling Pouty - Please Skip, Whinging Ahead

    Posted on Thursday February 19th, 2009 at 03:03 in health, kvetching

    Current Mood: SicklyBah. I don’t feel good and I can’t sleep any more and I’m the only one awake. There’s a very childish part of me that wants very much to find a way to wake Sam up so I won’t be alone. No, I wouldn...

  • Is crying cathartic for you?

    Posted on Friday February 13th, 2009 at 12:35 in health, parenting, crying, childhood, catharsis

    Current Mood: indescribableI hate crying, and will go to great lengths to avoid letting anyone see me cry—a habit I acquired as a child, because I didn’t want to let my father “win” when he hurt me. I always feel worse, rath...

  • Linky Linky

    Posted on Sunday February 8th, 2009 at 22:39 in news, health, autism, obesity, bad science

    Current Mood:  pissed offCurrent Mood: AngryYou know all those stories and worries about immunizations contributing to autism? Forget them. The doctor who wrote the study that started the scare back in 1998 has been charged with “fixing&...