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One boy, three parties, 13th birthday
I have no idea what I was thinking when I asked Ron if he wants a birthday party this year. Over the years we have tried to avoid throwing birthday parties in every... Read More
My inspirational talk
I have been invited to be a guest in a Facebook live of one of the millions Facebook group I’m a member in (I think it has officially reached the point of addiction... Read More
Superstitions and Job Searching
I broke the kids. We can no longer leave the house without them searching for cars with the same three digits on the license plate (in Malta all cars have, or are supposed... Read More
Invisible disabilities – Do I tell or do I hide?
Dealing with invisible disabilities, you always have the question – do I tell, or do I hide? Ever since Yon was diagnosed we had to wrestle with this question, and every time we... Read More
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Happy (Jewish) new year
Ever had a holiday that baffled you? That you just couldn’t decide how you feel about? Do you like it? Do you hate it? Do you want to celebrate it? Do you just want to ignore it? This is the … Read More
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The last hurrah
Today is August 30th, which can only mean one thing – I have survived another August. Maybe it sounds too dramatic, but for me, that is exactly what it is. You see, you will probably won’t remember, but I had … Read More
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Is it tasty or not?
I don’t think I ever really wrote about Yon’s eating problems. Mainly because usually I would rather die than admit the kid has an eating problem. Funny isn’t it, that I am willing to talk about so many other things … Read More
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Life in Gibraltar
Life in Gibraltar was the name of the blog I was writing while we were living in Gib (this is how everyone calls Gibraltar, and how I think of it. So this is how it will be called here). Don’t … Read More
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This is my child
“This is my child”, is a new campaign to raise awareness to children with disabilities in the UK. The campaign is intended to raise awareness and bust myths about children with disabilities, especially invisible disabilities and in those, disabilities that cause behavioural … Read More
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Everybody lost it
It’s Wednesday again, and Wednesday is “Positivity Day” because of Jane. I blame Jane. She is the one responsible for making me sit here right now searching for positivity. If It wasn’t for Jane I could have stayed rooted firmly … Read More
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Music, When Needed
A couple of weeks ago, I opened a new Pinterest account. I am not really sure what Pinterest is all about, and how other people use it, but for me, it gives me a place to be as kitsch as … Read More
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Dreadful Days
It started as a joke really. I wrote a post for my friend Jane’s great linky “Small Steps – Amazing Achievements“, a linky that celebrates our children’s achievements every week. I aptly named my post Positivity is Overrated and stated that what … Read More
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The Perfect Lie
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. I usually think Tolstoy exaggerated just a tiny little bit with this sweeping assessment of life, but sometimes, oh sometimes I think he nailed it. I … Read More
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Less Alone
Loneliness. It is a feeling we all have I guess, at one moment or another, and one of the hardest things to deal with, even today in the modern world, where everything looks so open and close and connected. Loneliness … Read More
