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Blaze’s (Not So) Excellent CDC Adventure

Originally posted March 13, 2012 Hey! Blaze here. I’m an autism mom. Before that? A silly party girl with only the next get-together of like-minded good-for-a-laugh tomfooleries on the calendar (usually those were on all days that end in “y”). … Continue reading

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Featured Guest Blog: I Am a Thinking Mom

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I am a Thinking Mom. I didn’t realize it until I discovered “The Thinking Moms’ Revolution.” I blog for Epidemic Answers, a non-profit whose goals are to: Provide information to parents of children with autism, ADHD, allergies, asthma, SPD, OCD, colic, … Continue reading

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My Happy Place

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Do you have a happy place? You know, that place you look forward to visiting, you enjoy the entire time you are there and hate to leave? It could be the location, the people, the activities, the food, OR, if … Continue reading

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Thank You Freaks!

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Today is my last day in America. This evening I will board a flight to London, and tomorrow morning my children and I will arrive at Heathrow in the midst of the Olympic chaos, where we will be met by … Continue reading

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School Shots

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One month left of vacation. One month of waking whenever and doing whatever. One month before the school bells ring. One month to fill backpacks with school supplies. And for some, there’s one month left to get back-to-school vaccinations before … Continue reading

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Dodging A Bullet

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Sometimes it gets a bit frustrating when your own family thinks you are crazy and questions the things that you do. I hear the comments and know what they are saying behind my back. “I don’t think vaccines cause autism. … Continue reading

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Silent Sunday: Vision of Hope

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“Hope is faith holding out its hand in the dark” ~ George Iles I wanted to share with you my Vision of Hope. Hope is something worth holding onto like these hands … Continue reading

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Stuck In The Middle

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Today is a very special day. July 27th will always be all about my son Eric. He turns 11 years old today, and, although I am proud of his maturity, I also mourn his innocence and ability to be a … Continue reading

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It’s The Little Things….

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This past weekend, The Fellas and I went on our longest road trip adventure ever. We had planned to drive north to Georgia and visit fellow Thinking Mom Blaze and her beautiful family. The night before we left was spent … Continue reading

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The Wonderful World of Homeschooling

“What we want to see is the child in pursuit of knowledge, not knowledge in pursuit of the child.” George Bernard Shaw. About 10 years ago, I went to see a psychic. At my reading, she told me that I … Continue reading

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