trials of an SN MOM: Processing and Palm Trees
It has been a while. I have been reluctant to post anything given the current environment. I did not want to sound like a complainer. ...
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Kelly Colvin
- Dec 20, 2019
- 3 min
Trials of an SN Mom: The Inanimate object
So...I'm back! My advocacy led to serving as a candidate for office. My hope was to have access to a larger platform; to move the needle...
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Kelly Colvin
- Jan 31, 2019
- 3 min
Trials of an SN MOM: Glass Half Full
So we are back to eating three to four things that do not provoke a visceral reaction (like flying objects). It is frustrating. We went...
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Kelly Colvin
- Dec 12, 2018
- 3 min
Trials of an SN Mom: Achieving some Normalcy
So, we are approaching the holidays which means my patience level has peaked. The decorations, holiday events...the anticipation...is...
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Kelly Colvin
- Nov 8, 2018
- 3 min
Trials on an SN Mom: Parent Night
Parent Night at school for a special needs mom or dad is odd. I don't know how else to describe it. It is nice to interact with other...
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Kelly Colvin
- Oct 16, 2018
- 4 min
Trials of an SN Mom: Eloping
While the details are still being sorted out, they found the little North Carolina boy with autism. The story and outcome makes me so...
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Kelly Colvin
- Sep 12, 2018
- 3 min
Trials of an SN Mom: First Week of School
Drum roll..... IT arrived. The first day of school. We are at the same school this year - a major plus - but there are new things as is...
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Kelly Colvin
- Aug 21, 2018
- 3 min
Trials of an SN MOM: Friends
Birthdays can make you feel like the most popular person or the most forgotten. I think the advent of social media has made this even...
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Kelly Colvin
- Jul 26, 2018
- 3 min
Trials of an Sn Mom: Egg Shells
So we are on week 5 of summer break. We are still trying to figure out this seizure thing. Some days are ok (a couple of slight...
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Kelly Colvin
- Jul 8, 2018
- 4 min
Trials of an SN Mom: Siblings
It may shock some to learn that we have another child. A girl. She is sweet. Loves all things Harry Potter and Cubs oriented - she can...
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Kelly Colvin
- Jun 18, 2018
- 3 min
Trials of an SN Mom: Summer
I think that most parents would agree that summer vacation time does not necessarily mean lazy mornings and strolls on the beach. In our...
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Kelly Colvin
- May 24, 2018
- 3 min
Trials of an SN MOM: Getting " It"
Our new normal has been Friday nights at the ball field. Despite all the rain we have been getting, Friday nights at 6:00 PM or 8:00 PM...
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Kelly Colvin
- May 6, 2018
- 3 min
TRIALS OF AN SN MOM: The Rabbit Hole
It was 2016 and we were feeling pretty good about things. The psychiatrist recommended an occupational therapist to use as a way to...
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Kelly Colvin
- Apr 20, 2018
- 4 min
Trials of an SN Mom: Resetting
When our journey began as special needs parents after the diagnosis, we went through the "I need to fix this mode". We read books,...
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Kelly Colvin
- Apr 7, 2018
- 3 min
Trials of an SN mom: Traveling
The dreaded word: travel. I think that my husband and I were forever scarred when our son was two and we ambitiously traveled to Arizona...
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Kelly Colvin
- Mar 23, 2018
- 2 min
Trials of a SN Mom: Explaining the concept of death
The issue of death is not comfortable for most adults, most especially me. I grew up going to church, I attended CCD and I did all the...
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