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How to Craft a Heroic Response to Your Holiday Special-Needs Challenges

December 13, 2017 by Karen Crum

A quote by Charles Schultz is framed on my desk, made perfect with a picture of Snoopy on his dog house pounding away on an old-fashioned typewriter. His beagle paws stamp out, “Happiness is Writing Your Own Story.”  I adore this for three reasons: First of all, Snoopy is my hero;  secondly, I love to write; and finally, Mr. Schultz makes a brilliant point—we constantly get to write our own … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Karen Crum, Living Life Daily Tagged With: Christmas blunders, Finding joy in special needs, holidays with special needs, special needs holiday challenge

HASENPFEFFER

April 15, 2014 by Barbara Dittrich 8 Comments

Hasenpfeffer.  The German name for “Rabbit Stew”.  I became familiar with the term as a youngster watching Bugs Bunny cartoons where Yosemite Sam was ordered to make the dish for the petulant king whom he served as chef.  I have since used it to describe what I would like to do with any unwelcome hare in either my garden or on my forthcoming holiday calendar. Let’s face it, while Easter is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Barbara Dittrich, Joy, Living In The Moment Tagged With: coping, Easter, family, holidays, holidays with special needs, perspective

Mother’s Day: Special (Needs) Edition

May 8, 2013 by Laurie Wallin 24 Comments

It's Mother's Day. The kids run in to my room in the morning, holding treasures made from scratch, meticulously painted, and “wrapped” in a charming child-like way. I scoop them all up in to bed like a pile of puppies, and we snuggle and laugh together until my husband shoos them away and sets down breakfast, complete with bud vase, fresh coffee and my favorite cinnamon roll. Oh wait. That’s not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grief, Laurie Wallin, Living In The Moment, Mental Illness, Mood Disorders Tagged With: bipolar, holidays with special needs, Mother's Day, special needs parenting

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