A State of Disaster

I grew up in a house which would be near-impossible to replicate. My mom was a perfectionist, and her house was always immaculate. And it still is! Everything had its place, nothing was ever out of position, and every cushion was always plumped. Hell, as your bum left the sofa, she was already straightening up […]

Comfort Items

I’m not the world’s best or most experienced parent by a country mile, but I know a thing or two about the premature removal or termination of comfort items, so I hope you can learn something from our experiences! The key lesson to be learned here, can be summed up quite succinctly: Don’t remove any comfort […]

A Leap of Faith

If you’re the parent of a newly diagnosed kiddo, you’ll recognise and relate to the incredible stress you feel when it comes time to choose early intervention therapies for them. It feels like a fearsome responsibility to do all the research and choose wisely on their behalf, knowing, that the wrong decision could negatively impact […]

The Flexibility Program

I don’t even know how to adequately describe what we’re going through right now. The organisation that manages Aidan’s 1:1 home based ABA therapy has implemented a flexibility program.  It’s been suggested by them on and off, but it was never a good time to start it, mainly due to a scourge of seasonal bugs […]

Am I Strong Enough?

Honestly, I must ask myself this question at least twice a day. Sometimes more! Because some days the challenges feel beyond my capability and I struggle for the capacity to be everything to my child and to my family.  Motherhood is humbling y’all. In a way that’s impossible to explain to childless friends. Whatever you […]

A Peaceful Passing

No matter who we are or what our circumstances, we all hope for a good death. Nothing tragic, nothing painful. No disease or disability. At home, not in hospital. Not too young and not too old. Maybe passing away peacefully in our sleep, surrounded by our beloved family. Our final thoughts being of them and […]

Solidarity Sisters

I feel very fortunate to be raising my child within a low-to-no-judgement community. Special needs moms are extremely supportive of one another! Because even though our kiddos are unique and our experiences slightly different to the next mom’s, we know all too well how hard this life can be at times. Caring for vulnerable children […]

The Leviathan

As early as 65 B.C., the Roman poet Horace, wrote about the “Black Dog” of depression. And the image of a sullen black dog, shadowing your every move is an extremely vivid one that many depression sufferers can relate to. Winston Churchill found the description so apt, that he later adopted it himself. Though he […]