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Comment on Money Mondays: Saving money on other phone related bills by Becky

Becky — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:34:12 +0000

I love Skype. Saves my bacon on a regular basis!

Comment on Money Mondays: Save money on your cell phone bill by Money Mondays: Saving money on other phone related bills | | Mommy Inc. from Shannon CherryMommy Inc. from Shannon Cherry

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:08:05 +0000

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Comment on Baked hard cooked eggs are awesome. by Patti Winker

Patti Winker — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:20:22 +0000

Fantastic! I never knew this. Although I haven’t had trouble hard-boiling eggs (I use the “bring to boil, cover, remove from heat, let sit for 13 minutes, then into ice bath” routine), it would be nice to not have to watch water boil then be on guard for the timer to go off. I will definitely try this. Also you can make so many more at one time. I eat a lot of hard boiled eggs (great snack) and you just can’t boil that many at one time. Thanks again, Shannon!

Comment on My child hit someone by Shannon

Shannon — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 10:33:12 +0000

Corinna,

Thank you so much for sharing. I really appreciate it.

You know, coming ‘out’ is not an easy thing. I didn’t tell anyone but immediate family for a very long time. You mus do it when you feel comfortable, not on anyone else’s time table.

And thanks for the tips. We do those things often too, but as you know best laid plans and the Spectrum….

Shannon

Comment on My child hit someone by Corinna

Corinna — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 05:12:01 +0000

Oh Shannon, I can totally relate! I’ve endured SO many of those stares. My almost 8yo DS is also on the spectrum (and I have to say, I am usually very reserved about sharing this, mainly because of the ‘label’, but I could get comfortable using the term “on the Autism Spectrum” because it is so much more revealing than just “has Autism”. Every child expresses themselves differently, as I’m sure you see even in your girls. But I digress!)
I’ve even had to face my son’s teacher after he was suspended for hitting her! Yikes! Fortunately, he is doing MUCH better now and I’m getting better at 2 things: 1) preparing him before we go places – he needs to know what’s going to happen and transitions are tricky and 2) having rewards/consequences at the ready to bring him back in line. Sometimes it works, sometimes it blows up in my face.
Such is the joy of raising a child (or in your case, children) “on the Spectrum”!
I like to think that people are becoming more and more aware, thanks in part to blogs like this one Shannon, but also due to the shear numbers! I’ve had complete strangers ask me if my son is Autistic, and he’s extremely high-functioning – but boy, when he loses it… – and every time they say they have already been in contact with another child on the spectrum, either in their family, or through their work, etc. I like to think our children will be better received by society in general then the previous generations. And I guess I should do my part by not being to reluctant to be open about my son’s diagnosis!
Thank you, Shannon, for bravely sharing your story with us.

Comment on My child hit someone by Becky

Becky — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:54:45 +0000

Don’t beat yourself up. You did the right thing.

Comment on Suck it up, cupcake. by Becky

Becky — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:38:02 +0000

You are so right. I am home right now with our oldest who has strep (he’s 9). I am working away in the home office while he happily watches movies from the couch. I LOVE working from home

Comment on Love and Autism by Tracy Roberts

Tracy Roberts — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:21:18 +0000

A great reminder that everyone shows and accepts love differently and that we each have our own “love language”

Comment on How To Use Social Media To Get Targeted Traffic To Your Niche Website by The “Get More Targeted Traffic” Project

The “Get More Targeted Traffic” Project — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:29:35 +0000

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Comment on Ban the goodie bag! by Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:44:27 +0000

I really can’t answer… we asked for no gifts at our party. But when it comes to kids with Autism, presents, wrapping paper, etc can be overwhelming and lead to difficulties.

So maybe, just maybe, there is a reason behind this.