Monthly Archives: February 2010

Friday Photo Fun, Daddy Still Has It.

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Julia Roberts

Julian and Quinnlin dressed for their Father-Daughter Dance As a daughter with a daughter I love to watch their relationship grow. Because I know that with each word said, each hug delivered, Daddy is instilling how we want a boy … Continue reading →

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The Reason for The Secret Time Out

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Julia Roberts

Gage was overtired Sunday due to an overnighter at the G’parents and the unfortunate desire to sleep with the dog because said dog keep him up in various intervals throughout the night. “ Which is fine, really is it, except … Continue reading →

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This Special Needs Mom's Gratitude List.

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Julia Roberts

Often times when I am joking about the ridiculousness of my life Dawn tells me (sarcastically, cause she’s good like that) I should just do a gratitude list, she says that activity will help me look at the world differently, … Continue reading →

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Creatively Speaking

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Julia Roberts

I live a (mostly) stressful life, but don’t we all? And we all deal with it differently. One outlet for me is creative writing (in addition to scrapbooking, movie-watching, altered book creating) and so I’ve started a new blog. Launched … Continue reading →

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Friday Photo Fun, Shocking Me Edition

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Julia Roberts

I’m about as shocked as anyone on the planet that Gage was laughing and smiling and joking in the back see of my car on the way to an appointment this week. He and his BFF Laura were giggling about … Continue reading →

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Gage is Gage

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Julia Roberts

Throughout the last two years as we’ve dealt with Gage’s mental health and the  4 years before that we dealt with his behavior, impulsivity and defiance we’ve come across a lot of terms to describe him. A lot. Probably 20 … Continue reading →

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Spoken in the Mutant Family Household, Lent Edition

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Julia Roberts

Me: “What are we giving up for Lent?” Julian: “Haven’t we given up enough?” Me: “You mean like a normal life, money, time and travel? THAT? Is THAT what you are speaking of?” Julian: “Yes.” Me: “I’m actually kind of … Continue reading →

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The Dance

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Julia Roberts

The dance of management of Gage’s mental illness/es has begun. Without the tools of imaging diagnostics, we’re unable to get the same answer from psychiatrists involved in Gage’s treatment and so we’re relying on intuition. On what feels right. This … Continue reading →

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Spoken in the Mutant Family Household, Gone Mental Edition

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Julia Roberts

Yeah, so to deal with the stress of our son being committed we’ve decided to go all out with jokes. I know, it offends, but whatever, we can’t help ourselves. It’s ALL WE’VE GOT. We spoke to Gage one night … Continue reading →

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Guest Post, My Mutant Valentine

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Julia Roberts

This is the silent half of the mutant family household. That’s right, Julia’s husband.  As I am sure the regular readers are aware, I am not a reader of the blog. My position is that I live it, so why … Continue reading →

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